Jonathan Bowles
@jbowlesnyc.bsky.social
Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future, a think tank focusing on NYC’s future. Writing about economic mobility and economic growth.
Proud to share this article about the Center for an Urban Future and the impact we’ve been having in NYC. @nycfuture.bsky.social @crainsnewyork.bsky.social @nickgarber.bsky.social www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
The think tank quietly influencing New York’s top officials
The Center for an Urban Future has caught the attention of city leaders with pragmatic policy ideas.
www.crainsnewyork.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Proud to share this article about the Center for an Urban Future and the impact we’ve been having in NYC. @nycfuture.bsky.social @crainsnewyork.bsky.social @nickgarber.bsky.social www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
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Urban population counts seem to be stabilizing in the latest 2019-2023 5-Year ACS:
• Cook County, IL flat, down about 0.2%
• NYC is up about 1.1%
• SF is down about 4.4% over this period
• Cook County, IL flat, down about 0.2%
• NYC is up about 1.1%
• SF is down about 4.4% over this period
December 14, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Urban population counts seem to be stabilizing in the latest 2019-2023 5-Year ACS:
• Cook County, IL flat, down about 0.2%
• NYC is up about 1.1%
• SF is down about 4.4% over this period
• Cook County, IL flat, down about 0.2%
• NYC is up about 1.1%
• SF is down about 4.4% over this period
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Less than 10% of people in the U.S. moved in 2023, according to new data from the Census Bureau. That’s the smallest percentage since the bureau started keeping track in 1948. | Marketplace www.marketplace.org/2024/12/12/m...
Demographics, prices are keeping Americans where they are - Marketplace
We're not relocating like we used to, thanks largely to the graying of the population, high home prices and remote work.
www.marketplace.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Less than 10% of people in the U.S. moved in 2023, according to new data from the Census Bureau. That’s the smallest percentage since the bureau started keeping track in 1948. | Marketplace www.marketplace.org/2024/12/12/m...
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For a variety reasons, you might feel starved for good news. Well, in just the last 6 months, federal agencies have reported
- fentanyl deaths and overall drug overdose deaths declined
- homicide rates declined
- US longevity finally went up for the first time since the pandemic
- obesity declined
- fentanyl deaths and overall drug overdose deaths declined
- homicide rates declined
- US longevity finally went up for the first time since the pandemic
- obesity declined
December 3, 2024 at 9:03 PM
For a variety reasons, you might feel starved for good news. Well, in just the last 6 months, federal agencies have reported
- fentanyl deaths and overall drug overdose deaths declined
- homicide rates declined
- US longevity finally went up for the first time since the pandemic
- obesity declined
- fentanyl deaths and overall drug overdose deaths declined
- homicide rates declined
- US longevity finally went up for the first time since the pandemic
- obesity declined
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This is wholly consistent with NYC’s experience of new housing production and demographic change - only in the neighborhoods that added the most housing did Black population increase between 2010-2020
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/46a9...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/46a9...
December 1, 2024 at 5:04 PM
This is wholly consistent with NYC’s experience of new housing production and demographic change - only in the neighborhoods that added the most housing did Black population increase between 2010-2020
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/46a9...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/46a9...
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In 2011, 47% of US male high school grads enrolled in college. Now, the share has dropped to 39%.
Consequently, there's been a big drop in the number of men in college -- in 2022, there were 1 million fewer men age 18-24 enrolled than in 2011.
Consequently, there's been a big drop in the number of men in college -- in 2022, there were 1 million fewer men age 18-24 enrolled than in 2011.
Fewer young men are in college, especially at 4-year schools
College enrollment among young Americans has been declining over the past decade, and it's mostly due to fewer young men pursuing degrees.
www.pewresearch.org
November 29, 2024 at 8:45 PM
In 2011, 47% of US male high school grads enrolled in college. Now, the share has dropped to 39%.
Consequently, there's been a big drop in the number of men in college -- in 2022, there were 1 million fewer men age 18-24 enrolled than in 2011.
Consequently, there's been a big drop in the number of men in college -- in 2022, there were 1 million fewer men age 18-24 enrolled than in 2011.
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What happens when you make it more difficult to build new hotels, ban Airbnb, and use existing hotels to house migrants?
“I don’t understand how normal people can go there,” one tourist said
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/n...
“I don’t understand how normal people can go there,” one tourist said
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/n...
New York City Hotel Rates Soar to Record Heights as Holiday Travel Nears
Hotels charged an average of $417 per night in September, the highest monthly rate ever for the city. “I don’t understand how normal people can go there,” one tourist said.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:05 PM
What happens when you make it more difficult to build new hotels, ban Airbnb, and use existing hotels to house migrants?
“I don’t understand how normal people can go there,” one tourist said
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/n...
“I don’t understand how normal people can go there,” one tourist said
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/n...
There are 1.5 million adults in NYS who have some college credits but no degree. Our new @nycfuture.bsky.social report urges state leaders to create a new program, SUNY Reconnect, to help these adults re-enroll at SUNY & get over the college finish line. nycfuture.org/research/its...
It’s Time to Launch SUNY Reconnect | Center for an Urban Future (CUF)
Center for an Urban Future calls for New York to launch SUNY Reconnect for working age adults who have earned some college credits but have no degree.
nycfuture.org
November 25, 2024 at 5:41 PM
There are 1.5 million adults in NYS who have some college credits but no degree. Our new @nycfuture.bsky.social report urges state leaders to create a new program, SUNY Reconnect, to help these adults re-enroll at SUNY & get over the college finish line. nycfuture.org/research/its...
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We take for granted some of our society's greatest successes.
"There are not many places on earth where we have detailed cause-of-death data from before the era of widespread vaccination.
Massachusetts is one of those places.
From 1842-1877, 70% of all deaths were from diseases which we today have vaccines to prevent."
Worth sharing.....
Massachusetts is one of those places.
From 1842-1877, 70% of all deaths were from diseases which we today have vaccines to prevent."
Worth sharing.....
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 AM
We take for granted some of our society's greatest successes.
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November 24, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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In the three majority-Native districts in Alaska, the 'no' to repealing RCV won 64% to 36%, netting 2,960 votes.
Statewide, the 'no' only won by 664 votes.
This was not a coincidence, but result of plenty of organizing, & work by Native leaders: boltsmag.org/alaska-measu...
Statewide, the 'no' only won by 664 votes.
This was not a coincidence, but result of plenty of organizing, & work by Native leaders: boltsmag.org/alaska-measu...
Powered by Native Voters, Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries Survive in Alaska
Alaska’s predominantly Native regions delivered huge margins against repealing the state’s new elections system, despite facing continued logistical challenges to voting.
boltsmag.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:13 PM
In the three majority-Native districts in Alaska, the 'no' to repealing RCV won 64% to 36%, netting 2,960 votes.
Statewide, the 'no' only won by 664 votes.
This was not a coincidence, but result of plenty of organizing, & work by Native leaders: boltsmag.org/alaska-measu...
Statewide, the 'no' only won by 664 votes.
This was not a coincidence, but result of plenty of organizing, & work by Native leaders: boltsmag.org/alaska-measu...
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Newly elected Upper West Side assemblymember @micahlasher.bsky.social has launched a great new Substack and has kicked it off with an important and thought-provoking piece on the way forward for NYC Democrats:
Saving the New York Project from Donald Trump
What it will really take in the long term.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Newly elected Upper West Side assemblymember @micahlasher.bsky.social has launched a great new Substack and has kicked it off with an important and thought-provoking piece on the way forward for NYC Democrats:
NY among bottom 15 states for time students spend in school each year.
November 21, 2024 at 4:56 PM
NY among bottom 15 states for time students spend in school each year.
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WOMEN'S GROWING COLLEGE ADVANTAGE
Gap between young U.S. women and men getting bachelor's degree
1995: No difference (25% each)
2024: Women are now 10 points more likely to have a degree (47% vs. 37%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Gap between young U.S. women and men getting bachelor's degree
1995: No difference (25% each)
2024: Women are now 10 points more likely to have a degree (47% vs. 37%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 21, 2024 at 4:23 PM
WOMEN'S GROWING COLLEGE ADVANTAGE
Gap between young U.S. women and men getting bachelor's degree
1995: No difference (25% each)
2024: Women are now 10 points more likely to have a degree (47% vs. 37%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Gap between young U.S. women and men getting bachelor's degree
1995: No difference (25% each)
2024: Women are now 10 points more likely to have a degree (47% vs. 37%)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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1/ The Burning Glass Institute's latest report, on "Launchpad Jobs", is out! In tandem with American Student Assistance, my colleagues looked at non-degree jobs that offer good pay, job stability and upward mobility.
November 21, 2024 at 2:24 PM
1/ The Burning Glass Institute's latest report, on "Launchpad Jobs", is out! In tandem with American Student Assistance, my colleagues looked at non-degree jobs that offer good pay, job stability and upward mobility.
Exciting to see NYC's storefronts bounce back after so many were hit hard by the pandemic, e-commerce, and remote work. As @stefanoschen.bsky.social makes clear, restaurants are driving the recovery. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/n...
A Surge of New Restaurants Drives New York City’s Storefront Revival
Store vacancy rates are still above prepandemic levels, but new food and drink businesses, led by Mexican, Japanese and Caribbean kitchens, have helped fill the void.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Exciting to see NYC's storefronts bounce back after so many were hit hard by the pandemic, e-commerce, and remote work. As @stefanoschen.bsky.social makes clear, restaurants are driving the recovery. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/n...