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"America’s booming opportunity city"
Each time local politicians in Houston engage in bad policy initiatives such as the ones noted here, my wish is that they would be required to read this fine Joel Kotkin/The American op-ed entitled Lone Star Rising -- How...
How to fix Houston traffic
Both surprisingly and refreshingly, the L.A. Times runs this insightful piece on several experts' proposals to address various Los Angeles area traffic problems. The experts are a level-headed bunch, including Joel Kotkin, James E. Moore, Donald Shoup and Ted Bakalar....
The fading allure of the "Superstar Cities"
Urban economics expert Joel Kotkin (previous posts here) reports on the myth of the "superstar cities" in this WSJ ($) article and he sums up the bullish prospects of cities such as Houston in comparison to supposed superstar cities such...
L.A.'s urban boondoggles
Houston's metropolitan area shares many characteristics with Southern California, so it's always interesting to review assessments of Los Angeles' urban boondoggles for guidance on how to avoid the same mistakes here. In this L.A. Times op-ed, urban economics expert Joel...
The effect of failed urban economics on the French riots
Joel Kotkin is an Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, the author of The City: A Global History (Modern Library, 2005) and a friend of Houston Strategies' Tory Gattis. Mr. Kotkin came to my attention recently for his...
Comparing planning for impending Gulf Coast threats
Joel Kotkin is an Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation and is the author of The City: A Global History (Modern Library, 2005). In this Opinion Journal op-ed, he compares the disparate preparations of New Orleans and Houston...
Houston takes in New Orleans' weary
As the effects of the worst natural disaster of our time continued to become more apparent with each passing hour, Houston opened its arms to tens of thousands of New Orleans citizens who lost virtually everything but their lives. Houston's...
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