Coffee and ice cream and jam (or traffic jams) Just once, we are going to sugar-coat our commentary. At City Observatory, we know that a lot of what we present is highly technical, especially when
An affogato theory of transportation Read Post »
Our storefront index shows where there’s a density of destinations to enable walkability As Jane Jacobs so eloquently described it in The Death and Life of American Cities, much of the essence of urban living
Quantifying Jane Jacobs Read Post »
No: Eighty percent of today’s 8 to 23 year-olds won’t be buying houses in the next five years At City Observatory, we get a regular stream of press releases and media advisories about the results
Let’s stop with the absurd surveys masquerading as serious research Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. If you want less displacement, build more housing. A common refrain at planning commission meetings around the country is that cities ought to block new housing as a
The Week Observed, August 31, 2018 Read Post »
Why a recent Fed study tells us very little about supply and affordability The takeaway: A recent Federal Reserve study which seems to show that building more housing won’t improve affordability has little relevance to
Does increased housing supply improve affordability? Read Post »
Lower income households are happier in higher income neighborhoods How does your neighbor’s income affect your happiness? Do you feel worse off if you have less income than most of your neighbors? The “Keeping up
Do rich neighbors make low income people unhappy? Read Post »
