What City Observatory did this week 1. We’re losing the battle for Vision Zero. One of the compelling aspects of the Vision Zero road safety campaign is its bold, measurable objective: we want to completely
The Week Observed, January 19, 2018 Read Post »
More American neighborhoods are becoming integrated–and are staying that way It’s rare that some obscure terminology from sociology becomes a part of our everyday vernacular, but “tipping point” is one of those terms. Famously, Thomas
Are integrated neighborhoods stable? Read Post »
We’re driving more, and more of us are dying on the roads. Four days before Christmas, on a Wednesday morning just after dawn, Elizabeth Meyers was crossing Sandy Boulevard in Portland, near 78th Avenue, just
2017 Year-in-review: More driving, more dying Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. How great cities enable you to live longer. We take a close look at some findings from the Equality of Opportunity Project on the connections between community characteristics
The Week Observed, January 12, 2018 Read Post »
The more education you have, the bigger the payoff to living in a city It’s a well-understood fact that education is a critical determinant of earnings. On average, the more education you’ve attained, the higher
Your college degree pays off more if you live in a city Read Post »
Low income people live longer in dense, well-educated, immigrant-friendly cities Some of the most provocative social science research in the past decade has come from the Equality of Opportunity Project, led by Stanford economist Raj
How great cities enable you to live longer Read Post »
