The Future of the Antelope Valley
This is an introduction to a series of videos I’m working on about the Antelope Valley in California. I’ve chosen this particular area to explore not because it’s unique, but because it’s highly...
View ArticleAntelope Valley, Infrastructure and “Independence”
The Antelope Valley is a collection of exurban communities in the high desert of eastern Los Angeles County. Many people have relocated to the “AV” in recent years in response to the increasing cost,...
View ArticleWhere Transportation and Property Values Collide: San Francisco’s “Google Bus”
I’m a big fan of the Urban Cincy podcast coming out of Cincinnati, Ohio. This short video is a response to some of the head-scratching and confusion about why some San Franciscans are protesting the...
View ArticleSeattle: Trade Offs, Upsides, Downsides, and Work Arounds
I just spent a long weekend exploring Seattle, Washington where I interviewed people about why they live where they do. It’s one thing to ask a city planner, economic development official, or...
View ArticleThe Reluctant Suburbanite, Or Why San Francisco Doesn’t Always Work
This week I’m helping a friend move house after watching her grapple with some unappealing options for the last couple of years. In the end she’s leaving San Francisco and moving to the suburbs...
View ArticleThe “Inner Cleveland” of Trendy Cities
Check out these photos and try to guess where they were taken. If you thought Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Buffalo, Cincinnati, or a dozen other Rustbelt towns you’d be mistaken, although your...
View ArticleGrowth and the Suburban Chassis
I tend to explore what happens to suburbs as they age and begin to decline. But this time I’m going to explore what happens to suburbs that thrive and continue to grow and work their way up the value...
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