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
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.
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
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.
My April 9 commentary in The Wall Street Journal (“California Declares War on Suburbia”) outlined California's determination to virtually outlaw new detached housing.
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
The Atlantic's Alex Madrigal has announced "The Beginning of the End for Suburban America," a wish and hope long dressed up as reality by a well-placed few who believe the "be all and end
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to implement stronger air pollution restrictions on ozone (smog) for the stated purpose of improving public health.
There is general agreement the financial crisis that began with the failure of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008 was made worse by the bursting of the U.S. housing price bubble.
Late last year London’s Daily Mail newspaper reported the Zhengzhou New Area was China’s largest “Ghost City.” A visit I made to the Zhengzhou New Area earlier this year indicates exactly
There are few downtown areas in the nation more attractive than Seattle’s. Downtown Seattle is a dream of spontaneous order and a fascinating place well worth exploring.
The National Association of Realtors recently announced that its national median house price for the first quarter of 2011 dropped 4.6 percent from a year ago.
A year after Congress passed and the president signed the CARD Act, the Federal Reserve is moving to involve government even more deeply in credit card regulation.
Russian Scientists Predict Onset of Global Cooling
NOAA Reports Tornado Activity at All-Time Record Low
Michigan House Blocks Common Core Implementation (updated)
Have Patience With the Obamacare Train Wreck
Lack of Major Hurricanes Keeps Setting Records
Actuaries: Ohio and Wisconsin Face Highest Cost Hikes