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The movement of talented young adults to dense urban neighborhoods isn’t waning, it is widespread and accelerating, and it is powering urban revival. Cities continue to be magnets for talented young adults The number of
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In a nation increasingly divided by race and economic status, where our life prospects are increasingly de ned by the…
The secret to reducing the amount of time Americans spend in peak hour traffic has more to do with how…
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As Jane Jacobs so eloquently described it in The Death and Life of American Cities, much of the essence of…
The essence of cities is bringing people—from all walks of life—together in one place.  Social interaction and a robust mixing…
For over half a century, American cities were decentralizing, with suburban areas surpassing city centers in both population and job…
Lost in Place: Why the persistence and spread of concentrated poverty–not gentrification–is our biggest urban challenge. A close look at…
The Young and Restless—25 to 34 year-olds with a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education—are increasingly moving to the…
In the next few weeks, look for new City Observatory reports addressing city job growth, the unfolding process of neighborhood…