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CSY Replay #56: Exploring Brookings Metro Monitor 2026
Aerial skyline views of five Midwest/Rust Belt downtowns. Clockwise from the top left: Cleveland; Buffalo; Pittsburgh; St. Louis; Cincinnati. Source: chatgpt.com
(Note: I’ve been keeping tabs on the Brookings Institution’s Metro Monitor re...
The Way Civil Townships (And The Suburbs They Created) Hurt Midwestern Cities
A view of downtown Phoenix’s Financial District. Source: gettyimages.com
You know, perhaps the biggest blind spot that I believe Americans have as a society is the lack of weight we attach to things in our past that affect us today. We see...
The Grid That Shaped the Great Lakes
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin were surveyed and subdivided by the Public Land Survey System, illustrated above. Source: gisgeography.com
You remember David Rusk’s book, Cities Without Suburbs? It came out in 1993, and when i...
It’s Not An Affordability Crisis; It’s a Misalignment Problem
Source: gettyimages.com
Ever since the rise of the YIMBY movement some 10-15 years ago, I’ve always had a gnawing feeling that housing affordability in the U.S. was the result of something more than inadequate supply in the face of rising...
CSY Replay #55: Chicago And The Disappearing Two-Flat
A block of two-flat buildings in Chicago. Source: architecture.org
(Note: I try not to do too many post replays, especially back-to-back. But my next post will take longer than expected, and this topic is relevant to recent news. This past...
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