It’s election day, everyone. If you haven’t voted, please do so. In honor of the election, today we’re please to reprise one of Daniel Kay Hertz’s essays on urban politics. Daniel has just released his
Homevoters v. the growth machine Read Post »
As City Observatory predicted in January, Amazon will select multiple locations for HQ2 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon’s much ballyhooed headquarters contest will choose not one winner, but two. Amazon.com Inc. plans
2HQ2? Amazon doubles down, just as we predicted Read Post »
One of the places where socioeconomic mixing is highest Despite deep concerns that America is increasingly divided along racial, ethnic and economic lines, there are some neighborhoods that have a diverse array of residents from
Detroit’s Corktown: Portrait of a diverse neighborhood Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. The neighborhood you grow up shapes your life chances, especially for black kids. New research from the Equality of Opportunity Project shows the profound effect that neighborhoods have
The Week Observed, November 2, 2018 Read Post »
