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Why the housing slump hasn't hit New York or San Francisco

Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 2:09pm.
Interesting article in today's New York Times Magazine at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/realestate/keymagazine/406Lede-t.html?... ... read more »

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CNU XV Blog, Part 12: Duany on cities vs. suburbs

Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 9:49pm.
This afternoon, Andres Duany spoke about the relationship between cities and suburbs. ... read more »

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yes, a city can get families

Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 03/23/2007 - 3:20am.
Some people have argued that even if compact cities are terrific at attracting single people, they will never attract well-off families. But an article in today's N.Y, Times (at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/nyregion/23kid.html) suggests that if a city is attractive enough and compact enough, i... read more »

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Kotkin bashes urbanism

Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 02/06/2007 - 8:33am.
Joel Kotkin is one of America’s most prolific commentators on urban affairs. At first glance, he appears to support something very much like New Urbanism. According to one newspaper story quoted on Kotkin’s website, he favors “suburbs that are not defined by sprawl but a sense of community.... read more »

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