Silicon Valley Is Detroit: Are Zoning Laws to Blame?
Peter Thiel is concerned that innovation cannot afford San Francisco or New York City.
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Creative Urban Spaces Don’t Promote Innovation
No, cities are powered by the exploitation of ambition.
The Geography of Anti-Gentrification: Google Buses and the World Trade Center
Why aren't Google and Twitter welcome in San Francisco?
Ireland: Gentrification of a Nation
The term is selectively applied, depending on personal politics, and obscures much more pressing problems.
New York City’s Perpetual Gentrification
Why the loudest anti-gentrification protesters come from the wealthiest areas in the wealthiest countries in the entire world.
Identity: State of Mind or State of Place?
The ongoing debates about gentrification boil down to nothing more than one big turf war.
Transit Oriented Boondoggle: The Problem With Detroit’s Streetcar System
Investment in any kind of transportation should aid production, not consumption.
U.S. Geography of News Stories
Most news coverage in America is focused on L.A., D.C., and New York. Can a new independent radio program change that?