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My latest at CSY. You're helping me build a strong foundation toward a new way of thinking about American cities.
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Please Help Me Reach A Milestone!
You're helping me build a strong foundation toward a new way of thinking about American cities.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My latest at CSY. You're helping me build a strong foundation toward a new way of thinking about American cities.
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My latest at CSY. When "out of sight and out of mind, until the new overwhelms the old" becomes the predominant urban development pattern.
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Cities Within Cities, Part 1
When "out of sight and out of mind, until the new overwhelms the old" becomes the predominant urban development pattern.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
My latest at CSY. When "out of sight and out of mind, until the new overwhelms the old" becomes the predominant urban development pattern.
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My latest at CSY. Raj Chetty and his team of researchers found that the 1990s/2000s HOPE VI Program was on the right track.
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Want To Reduce Economic Inequality? Simple: Increase Social Interaction
Raj Chetty and his team of researchers found that the 1990s/2000s HOPE VI Program was on the right track.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
My latest at CSY. Raj Chetty and his team of researchers found that the 1990s/2000s HOPE VI Program was on the right track.
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My latest at CSY. A repost from August that's a great lead-in to what's on tap for tomorrow.
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CSY Replay #40: Housing Affordability vs. Economic Mobility – What’s More Important For Cities?
Trick question -- they're equally important.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My latest at CSY. A repost from August that's a great lead-in to what's on tap for tomorrow.
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My latest at CSY. Humanity's greatest achievement -- cities, and the societies they create -- are under attack. Cities are imperfect. But what's better?
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Why Minneapolis?
Humanity's greatest achievement -- cities, and the societies they create -- are under attack. Cities are imperfect. But what's better?
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January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
My latest at CSY. Humanity's greatest achievement -- cities, and the societies they create -- are under attack. Cities are imperfect. But what's better?
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My latest at CSY. A pivotal year for cities is captured in the Corner Side Yard.
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See Ya 2025, Hello 2026
A pivotal year for cities is captured in the Corner Side Yard.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My latest at CSY. A pivotal year for cities is captured in the Corner Side Yard.
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My latest at CSY. The goal is to grow the economic pie, not to slice it into ever smaller pieces.
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What Urbanism Lost When DEI Was Defeated, Part 2
The goal is to grow the economic pie, not to slice it into ever smaller pieces.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My latest at CSY. The goal is to grow the economic pie, not to slice it into ever smaller pieces.
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My latest at CSY. This happens when you throw the baby out with the bath water.
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What Urbanism Lost When Wokism Was Defeated, Part 1
This happens when you throw the baby out with the bath water.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My latest at CSY. This happens when you throw the baby out with the bath water.
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My latest at CSY. An invitation to think bigger so cities can grow stronger.
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Develop The Brand, Develop The City
An invitation to think bigger so cities can grow stronger.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My latest at CSY. An invitation to think bigger so cities can grow stronger.
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My latest at CSY. How do cities that lost their reason for existing find a new reason to exist?
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Gary, Indiana And Urban Existentialism
How do cities that lost their reason for existing find a new reason to exist?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My latest at CSY. How do cities that lost their reason for existing find a new reason to exist?
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My latest at CSY. Chicago could benefit from more development. But it does seem to be getting equitable development right.
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One Thing Chicago *Is* Getting Right
Chicago could benefit from more development. But it does seem to be getting equitable development right.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My latest at CSY. Chicago could benefit from more development. But it does seem to be getting equitable development right.
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My latest at CSY. The Trump Administration is casting Chicago as everything that's wrong with America - crime-ridden, home to violent immigrants and virtue-signaling progressives. They want to make it an example.
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CSY Replay #35: Chicago As America's "Whipping Boy"
The Trump Administration is casting Chicago as everything that's wrong with America - crime-ridden, home to violent immigrants and virtue-signaling progressives. They want to make it an example.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My latest at CSY. The Trump Administration is casting Chicago as everything that's wrong with America - crime-ridden, home to violent immigrants and virtue-signaling progressives. They want to make it an example.
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My latest at CSY. When you have one hand in the oven and the other in the freezer, that's not average. That's just two different ways of getting burned.
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Chicago’s Unbalanced Growth -- And What It Teaches Us
When you have one hand in the oven and the other in the freezer, that's not average. That's just two different ways of getting burned.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My latest at CSY. When you have one hand in the oven and the other in the freezer, that's not average. That's just two different ways of getting burned.
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My latest at CSY. When we take our eyes off of some neighborhoods and communities, they become abstract, one-dimensional. However, each one has the assets for revitalization.
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The "Don't Go" Narrative And Its Enduring Impact On Communities
When we take our eyes off of some neighborhoods and communities, they become abstract, one-dimensional. However, each one has the assets for revitalization.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My latest at CSY. When we take our eyes off of some neighborhoods and communities, they become abstract, one-dimensional. However, each one has the assets for revitalization.
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My latest at CSY. Demonstrating your resilience can be a growth strategy.
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CSY Replay #34: Detroit: Rebranding, Resilience And Redemption
Standing up after you've been knocked down can be a growth strategy for the Rust Belt.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My latest at CSY. Demonstrating your resilience can be a growth strategy.
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My latest at CSY. The federal government continues to play its game of Pokemon with immigrants' lives -- "gotta catch 'em all."
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The Siege Of Chicago Enters Its Third Month
The federal government continues to play its game of Pokemon with immigrants' lives -- "gotta catch 'em all."
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October 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My latest at CSY. The federal government continues to play its game of Pokemon with immigrants' lives -- "gotta catch 'em all."
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My latest at CSY. A little digging shows that a Wile E. Coyote over-the-cliff moment that lasted 40 years has a lot to do with Midwestern housing affordability.
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Historical Home Price Data In U.S. Cities
A little digging shows that a Wile E. Coyote over-the-cliff moment that lasted 40 years has a lot to do with Midwestern housing affordability.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My latest at CSY. A little digging shows that a Wile E. Coyote over-the-cliff moment that lasted 40 years has a lot to do with Midwestern housing affordability.
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My latest at CSY. This is where urban isolation, rural resentment, and upper-middle class frustration converge.
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Reimaging The American Middle Class
This is where urban isolation, rural resentment, and upper-middle class frustration converge.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My latest at CSY. This is where urban isolation, rural resentment, and upper-middle class frustration converge.
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My latest at CSY. A remembrance of the gratitude we once had for the essential class. We still need to make them members of the middle class.
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CSY Replay #32: Moving The Essential Class Into The Middle Class
One day we'll realize, once again, that having a middle class is a policy choice, and not just happenstance.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My latest at CSY. A remembrance of the gratitude we once had for the essential class. We still need to make them members of the middle class.
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My latest at CSY. The allure of the new, the reality of disparate impact, and the urge to “set it – and forget it.”
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Thoughts on “The Slumless City”
The allure of the new, the reality of disparate impact, and the urge to “set it – and forget it.”
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September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My latest at CSY. The allure of the new, the reality of disparate impact, and the urge to “set it – and forget it.”
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My latest at CSY. Sadly, neglect, overreach and co-option have been utilized by Republicans to mold our perceptions of cities.
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Red States And Blue Cities – The Little-Discussed Relationship: Part 2
Sadly, neglect, overreach and co-option have been utilized by Republicans to mold our perceptions of cities.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My latest at CSY. Sadly, neglect, overreach and co-option have been utilized by Republicans to mold our perceptions of cities.
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My latest at CSY. Three "I" words take center stage: inclusion, insulation and isolation.
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Commentary: Making “Abundance” Inclusive; Seattle’s South Lake Union
Three "I" words take center stage: inclusion, insulation and isolation.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My latest at CSY. Three "I" words take center stage: inclusion, insulation and isolation.
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My latest at CSY. Republicans haven't exactly seen stellar success in large cities. There are reasons.
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Red States And Blue Cities – The Little-Discussed Relationship: Part 1
Republicans haven't exactly seen stellar success in large cities. There are reasons.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My latest at CSY. Republicans haven't exactly seen stellar success in large cities. There are reasons.
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My latest at CSY. Maybe our nation's housing crisis is because of a lack of imagination, not a lack of supply.
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Thoughts About Reimaging Suburbs
Maybe our nation's housing crisis is because of a lack of imagination, not a lack of supply.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My latest at CSY. Maybe our nation's housing crisis is because of a lack of imagination, not a lack of supply.
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