What City Observatory this week 1. Covid migration: Disproportionately young, economically stressed and people of color. Data shows the moves prompted by Covid-19 are more reflective of economic distress for the vulnerable than a reordering
The Week Observed, February 19, 2021 Read Post »
An equitable carbon fee and dividend should be set to a price level necessary to achieve GHG reduction goals; kicker payment should be set so 70% of people receive a net income after paying carbon
Equitable Carbon Fee and Dividend Read Post »
There’s relatively little migration in the wake of Covid-19 Most Covid-related migration is temporary, involves moving in with friends or relatives, and not leaving a metro area It’s not professionals fleeing cities:Â Covid-related movers tend
Covid Migration: Temporary, young, economically insecure Read Post »
Freeways slash population in cities, and prompt growth in suburbs Within city centers, the closer your neighborhood was to the freeway, the more its population declined. In suburbs, the closer your neighborhood was to the
How freeways kill cities Read Post »
What City Observatory this week 1. How housing segregation reduces Black wealth.  Black-owned homes are valued at a discount to all housing, but the disparity is worst in highly segregated metro areas.  There’s a strong correlation between
The Week Observed, February 12, 2021 Read Post »
Black-owned homes are valued at a discount to all housing, but the disparity is worst in highly segregated metro areas There’s a strong correlation between metropolitan segregation and black-white housing wealth disparities More progress in
How housing segregation reduces Black wealth Read Post »
