No, Dammit, Cities Are Not Dead!
The man who modernized New York angrily takes on his critics in a 1962 essay.

The man who modernized New York angrily takes on his critics in a 1962 essay.
One Arizona city spent roughly $100 million on a new training facility for the Chicago Cubs, despite little evidence that it would boost the local economy.
Developers on the eastern edge of Mesa are building a new walkable housing development, friendly to both residents and big businesses.
The mayor of Mesa lured five liberal-arts colleges to town as part of a creative strategy to boost local economic activity and to keep smart students in the region.
The GOP leader of Mesa, Ariz., championed a new property tax; loves mass transit; and lured liberal-arts colleges to his city. Can these moves propel him to higher office in a red state?
Comparing totally dissimilar populations can yield remarkably little insight
The authors of The Metropolitan Revolution explain why it's so hard for civic leaders to talk to each other.