1) Ed Glaeser writes at the Boston Globe on Detroit, "Sensible people don’t incur debts during their peak earning years and then expect to pay the bills when their income starts to fall. Detroit did just that. Detroit’s debt overhang doesn’t just impose overly high costs on the city’s now modest tax … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Urban-Rural Political Alliances Hurt Cities
While House Republicans have stripped food stamp benefits from the farm bill to get enough votes to pass the bill's agricultural supports, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may be added back into the bill in conference with the Senate. The farm bill get its strength because it aligns … [Read more...]
Book Review: What Killed Downtown?
Michael Tolle's book, What Killed Downtown? Norristown, Pennsylvania from Main Street to the Malls, details the rise and fall of Main Street in one American small town. His case study relies on interviews with many Norristown residents who lived through the growth and decline of downtown alongside … [Read more...]