Newspaper Articles – Wendell Cox

U.S. Suburbs Approaching Jobs-Housing Balance

Suburban areas in the U.S.

‘Stop Portland Creep’ Resonates in City’s Suburbs

Election results from all three of Portland, Oregon's largest suburban counties indicate a reaction against what has been called "Portland Creep”—the expansion of the expansive light rail system wi

Census Figures Show Cities’ Fortunes Overhyped

The United States Census Bureau has released a report, Patterns of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Population Change: 2000 to 2010, on metropolitan area growth between 2000 and 2010.

Poverty Surges in Core Cities

Over the toughest economic decade since the Great Depression, the nation's core cities continued to gain more than their share of the below-poverty-line population in the 51 metropolitan areas with

Questioning the Messianic Conception of Smart Growth

A new analysis from the United Kingdom concludes that smart growth (compact city) policies are not inherently preferable to other urban land use policy regimes, despite the proponents' claims.

The Cost of Radical ‘Densification’ in California Housing

My April 9 commentary in The Wall Street Journal (“California Declares War on Suburbia”) outlined California's determination to virtually outlaw new detached housing.

Dense Housing to Boost Transit Does Little for Lower-Income Workers

One of the most frequently recurring justifications for housing densification policies (smart growth, growth management, livability, etc.) lies with the assumption that automobile-based mobility di

Detached Houses Preferred by New Households

Americans continue to prefer and move into single-family detached houses.

Solo Commuting Climbs, Carpooling Plummets

Solo automobile commuting reached an all-time record high in the United States in 2010, increasing by 7.8 million commuters.

California High-Speed Rail Sets Record—for Fastest Cost Escalation

California's high-speed rail project is setting speed records—not on tracks, but in cost escalation.