Who are the real beneficiaries of the $800 million I-5 Rose Quarter project? Vancouver, Washington commuters, who won’t pay a dime for its construction. Wider freeways just double down on the damage done to city
Vancouver Columbian: Suburban drivers matter Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Lived segregation in US cities. Our standard measure of urban segregation, whether people reside in different neighborhoods, doesn’t really capture the way people from different racial and ethnic
The Week Observed, September 18, 2020 Read Post »
Another anecdote-fueled, data-starved article repeats the “suburban flight” meme, this time for Portland. Actual market data show the central city’s market remains strong Janet Eastman, writing in the Portland, Oregonian, offers up yet another example
City Beat: No flight to Portland’s suburbs Read Post »
Restorative Justice & A Viable Neighborhood What destroyed the Albina community? What will it take to restore it? It wasn’t just the freeway, it was the onslaught of cars, that transformed Albina into a bleak
The toxic flood of cars, not just the freeway, crushed Albina Read Post »
Covid-19 now disproportionately affects rural America, and is hitting red states harder than blue ones. OK, reporters, we’re waiting for the stories about rural Americans decamping to cities (or suburbs) and from red states to
Covid-19 is now a rural and red state pandemic Read Post »
We’re much less segregated during the day, and when we’re away from home Commercial and public spaces are important venues for interaction with people from other racial/ethnic groups Patterns of experienced segregation tend to mirror
Lived segregation in US cities Read Post »
