EMILY BADGER
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Cities Foster Serendipity. But Can They Do It When Workers Are at Home?
Revisiting a theory about chance collisions and innovation.
The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns
City centers may have to be reimagined to solve the problem of vacant storefronts.
American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It’s Not Just Offices
Piles of regulations, or “kludge,” and a culture of “no” are limiting the ability to turn building blocks into something new.
Who’s Working Remotely, by Occupation
This ranking of jobs by percentage of remote work also helps explain why the pandemic has left more scars in certain areas.
Most Candidates Running on Crime Don’t Have Much Power to Solve It
Your congressman doesn’t control the police budget. Your senator probably doesn’t know where the worst hot spots are.
Whatever Happened to the Starter Home?
The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes.
Housing Market Has Altered the Math of Moving
The housing market has altered the math of moving for nearly everyone.
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