Kids in Cities
Is there a place for families with children in cities? For the past two decades, there’s been an increasing tendency for well-educated young adults to choose to live in close-in urban neighborhoods <link>. While many
Our Shortage of Cities
The Big Idea: High housing prices in American cities are a symptom of our shortage of great urban neighborhoods. The tried-and-true solution to a shortage is to supply by building new neighborhoods—places where people want
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Neighborhood Change
1. What is a High Poverty Neighborhood? High poverty neighborhoods are those neighborhoods with poverty levels substantially above the national average. Nationally, the poverty rate is about 15 percent. But in some neighborhoods, poverty rates
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Young and Restless
1. Who are the young and restless? The young and restless are 25 to 34 year-olds who have at least a four-year college degree. We call them “young and restless” because well-educated people in their
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