Sensible regulatory requirements can reduce illnesses and accidents, protect the environment, and maintain quality of life. But when…
Large retailers have significant positive spillovers on nearby businesses, and both
private and public mechanisms exist to attract them. We…
Barney Frank’s impending exit from Congress is a milestone not just for him, but also for the remarkable set of civic leaders who came of…
A Review of “Grotton Revisited…Planning in Crisis?â€
Are we in danger of forgetting the scene in “The Godfather, Part II,’’ where the odious Senator Geary demands $250,000 from Michael…
I strongly doubt that President Obama has a secret agenda to increase American oil consumption, but anyone who looks at his highway-heavy…
In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ended American isolationism and brought our country into a global war that resulted in a…
Crime, congestion and pollution mar all cities, from Los Angeles to Mumbai. But another force trumps the drawbacks of urban living: cities…
Technological changes and improved electronic communications seem, paradoxically, to be making cities more, rather than less, important.…