A new study claiming ride-hailing increases crashes and deaths leaves some questions unanswered. A new study from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business makes the provocative claim that the advent of ride-hailing services
Unsafe Uber? Lethal Lyft? We’re skeptical Read Post »
America’s economy is increasingly driven by the concentration of talent in cities The Economic Innovation Group (aka EIG, a DC-based think tank) has been compiling some interesting data on the relative economic performance of different
Cities, talent and prosperity Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Now we are four. October 17 marked City Observatory’s fourth birthday. We celebrated with a shout-out to our founders, funders and partners, and reflected on what we think
The Week Observed, October 19, 2018 Read Post »
Whether at the neighborhood or metropolitan level, more job growth doesn’t seem to improve economic mobility There’s a seemingly un-questioned (and unquestionable) truth among economic development practitioners that more job creation is the universal answer
The limits of job creation Read Post »
Today marks the fourth year since we launched City Observatory On October 17, 2014, we started up City Observatory. Many thanks to all those who’ve made this endeavor possible over these past four years. This
City Observatory’s Fourth Birthday Read Post »
Building a city so its residents don’t have to drive so much powers economic growth A decade ago, we coined the term “green dividend.” We noted that among large US metropolitan areas, Portland residents drove
Fresh evidence for Portland’s green dividend Read Post »
