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Did you know that the seemingly geeky, mild-mannered profession of urban planning is actually a breeding ground for social engineers -- part of a sinister international plot to rob you of your American Dream?... Read On 

The long-held image of violent, crime-filled cities permeates popular culture. Thanks to TV shows, rap music, and a deep-seated antipathy to cities that has been apparent in some political and cultural quarters since at least the nineteenth century, countless Americans continue to perceive big cities through the lens of 40-year-old movies like Taxi Driver and The Out of Towners -- as cauldrons of crime, filth, and corruption... Read On 

I always follow the work of Gary Pivo, and he and Jeffrey Fisher have a new manuscript in this (excellent) edition of Real Estate Economics. Because this is a scholarly publication, you have to pay for access, unfortunately... Read On 

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave the go-ahead Tuesday to a $1.2 billion plan to transform the sprawling Parkmerced area from a car-centric neighborhood to a state-of-the-art sustainable neighborhood... Read On 

My horizons are limited by my mortality. And as one gets older, I've found, you accommodate yourself to that inevitability. As will, collectively, an entire generation. So what do the Boomers want for the next few decades they have left?... Read On 

We like to consider the city as an organism but are cities really living? Thanks to new technologies, living architecture and literally sustainable cities may become a reality... Read On 

Vancouver BC and Portland Oregon are known for their beautiful and livable downtown districts where people live, work and play. But are these downtowns so great because they are so important economically?... Read On 

Metrocurean has an article, "Composting in the City? Yes, You Can!," about a DC composting service, Compost Cab, that charges $8/week to pick up your stuff, or $2 to drop it off at the Dupont Farmers Market... Read On