Burgh Diaspora

Our cities are splitting into two: One for the privileged and one for the poor.

Economic development offices around the country have a transparency problem.

Just because job growth numbers appear weak at first glance doesn't mean there's not something much more interesting going on beneath the surface.

Places, like people, thrive on a self-perception of exceptionalism.

Innovation does not require an urban area or a suburban area—it can happen in the city or in a small town. What it requires is open knowledge networks and the movement of people from different places.

Communities that rely on talent imports skimp on investing in schools, capping the upward mobility of native residents.

What explains the differences between Pittsburgh and Asheville, both of which posted similarly strong gains in BA attainment rate over the same period?

For a few Rust Belt metropolitan areas anyway.

Policies aimed at unleashing supply in order to make housing more affordable are relying on outdated models.

Innovation is not a product of population density, but of something else entirely.