CityKin

What kind of life is this? -Newport on the Levee

These words often enter my thoughts. Listen at your own risk.

Harvard Business Review says shift toward urbanism is imminent and business must plan for it: ...companies are getting a jump on a major cu...

More news on the changing suburbs: Huffington Post and Yahoo News ...analysis of 2000-2008 census data by the Brookings Institution highlig...

Q: What do you think it is about the suburbs...that people find comfortable? A: I think they don’t actually find it comfortable — but everyo...

National Suburbs Museum! The Kansas City Star ...You know that shopping center at Interstate 35 and Johnson Drive in beautiful downtown Merr...

Times to Remember, Places to Forget By DANIEL GILBERT, NY Times ...maybe we’ve reached nostalgia’s end. “Nostalgia” ...is literally a longin...

I found this old film through James Howard Kunstler's website . The words to the film were apparently written by Lewis Mumford. The fi...

Article from Wall Street Journal requires a subscription to view in its entirety. It's time to accept that home ownership is not a real...

Found at Mish's Global Trend Analysis. Here is a map of the approximate area being filmed: View Larger Map UPDATE: The Wall Street Journ...

As the suburbs continue to be overbuilt , housing prices decline in many suburban communities. As the prices get low enough, they begin to a...

I am a big fan of mass-transit. I would love to see the city lay some light rail, and the streetcar seems to be a pretty cool idea. I know i...

A campaign in Philedelphia to re-brand some older, first ring suburbs as " Classic Towns might be a good idea for Cincinnati neighbor...

"We should have a countywide goal to tear down two houses for every new home," said Paul Oyaski, Cuyahoga County's development...

Came across this post from a mom, disgruntled at where she finds herself in her suburban life. Yesterday her post was much longer, (and mu...