Demographia

Urban Development, Smart Growth &
New Urbanism:
Metropolitan, Urban & Local Areas

David Rusk's City Elasticity Hypothesis: Measuring Happenstance (20000206)
Violent Crime Rates: Cities, Suburbs & Metropolitan Areas: USA (20070704)

 ATLANTA

Atlanta Metropolitan Area: Population Growth from 1960 (20060917)
Atlanta: Suburban Growth Accelerates per 2000-2004 US Census Data (20060917)

Planning & Transport: Portland & Atlanta (Perception of Portland Superiority Mistaken)
Atlanta Roadway Building Rate Slower Per Capita than Portland
American Dream Boundaries: Urban Containment and its Consequences (20010704) Atlanta Journal Editorial on American Dream Boundaries (20010704)
"Portland not Sprawl Free" Atlanta Constitution Oped by Wendell Cox

 DENVER

Wendell Cox "Urban Sprawl" Address to Denver's Independence Institute (000815)
Smart Growth: Pulling Up the Home Affordability Ladder & Risking Higher Taxes (001027)
Metro Denver Open Space is Thriving (010301)
Densification for Denver: More Traffic, Pollution & Social Inequity (010124)
Downtown Dallas Vacancies High Despite Light Rail (000213)

 LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Hysteria and the Push for County Zoning in LaSalle Co., IL (010330)
Wendell Cox in LaSalle County: "Smart Growth Dumb Idea: Urban Expert Says" (010403)
The Sky's Not Falling Yet: Land Use Planning in LaSalle Co., IL (010330)
So-Called Smart Growth Loses Big in La Salle County, Illinois (010403)

 LOS ANGELES

So-Called "Smart Growth" No Answer to Los Angeles Traffic
Journey from Rail to Reality in Los Angeles: Oped
So-Called "Smart Growth" No Answer to Los Angeles Traffic

 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL

Input to Minnesota Urban Development Generic Environmental Impact Study (000208)
Planning for Yesterday: Transport & Land Use Planning in the Twin Cities (010410)

 NEW YORK

The South Bronx: From Urban Planning Victim to Victor: Pictures (010602)
The South Bronx: From Urban Planning Victim to Victor (010602)

 PORTLAND

Smart Growth: Pulling Up the Home Affordability Ladder & Risking Higher Taxes (001027)
Planning & Transport: Portland & Atlanta (Perception of Portland Superiority Mistaken)
American Dream Boundaries: Urban Containment and its Consequences (20010704) Portland & Oregon Smart Growth & New Urbanist Policies Drive Up Home Prices
Density Profiles Compared to Portland (010422)

Portland Last in Western Density Trend
Atlanta Roadway Building Rate Slower Per Capita than Portland
Portland Density Profile: Most Similar to Texas Cities, Columbus (010429)
Portland: Planning Potemkin Village
"Portland not Sprawl Free" Atlanta Constitution Oped by Wendell Cox

Smart Growth Policies Make Portland Less Affordable than Los Angeles (000721)
Portland Density: Similarity to Other Areas (010429)
Portland Experiences Large Central City Share Loss (000527)
Portland Compared to Urban Areas with High Density Cores (010418)
Saying No to Development: Portland Planners Seek Gridlock (000319)

 OTHER U.S. AREAS

Urban Renaissance: Kansas City: Core Development & Infill Leader (20010803)

Urban Renaissance: Kansas City: Core Development & Infill Leader (20010803)
Keeping Kalamazoo Competitive: Response to Rusk Report
The Las Vegas Forest (000623)
The South Bronx: From Urban Planning Victim to Victor (010602)
Portland Density Profile: Most Similar to Texas Cities, Columbus (010429)

Portland Last in Western Density Trend
The South Bronx: From Urban Planning Victim to Victor: Pictures (010602)
Density Profiles Compared to Portland (010422)
Downtown Dallas Vacancies High Despite Light Rail (000527)
Downtown St. Louis Employment Up, Transit Market Share Down

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