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My latest at CSY. Over the next 20 years Sun Belt cities would do well to learn from the mistakes of Rust Belt cities.
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Are Sun Belt Metros Prepared For Slow - Or No - Growth?
Over the next 20 years Sun Belt cities would do well to learn from the mistakes of Rust Belt cities.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/are-sun-belt-metros-prepared-for
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My latest at CSY. The Shunning: the socio/psychological response that has social, psychological -- and economic -- impacts.
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More On The Shunning
The Shunning: the socio/psychological response that has social, psychological -- and economic -- impacts.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/publish/post/197105938
14 days ago
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My latest at CSY. Rust Belt cities reimagined a European urban design concept that became a contribution to American urbanism, and play a subtle role in our perception of Midwestern cities being neat and orderly.
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In Praise Of Alleys
Rust Belt cities reimagined a European urban design concept that became a contribution to American urbanism, and play a subtle role in our perception of Midwestern cities being neat and orderly.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-alleys
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My latest at CSY. Cities in the Midwest and Rust Belt have a unique perception problem. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch opens up a necessary conversation.
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Midwest/Rust Belt Downtown Perceptions
Cities in the Midwest and Rust Belt have a unique perception problem. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch opens up a necessary conversation.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/midwestrust-belt-downtown-perceptions
21 days ago
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My latest at CSY! The legacy cities of the Rust Belt and Heartland are full of starter homes built for the working class. Perhaps that's why they're affordable now, and other cities could learn from the experience.
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The Midwest As America's Starter Home Test Market
The legacy cities of the Rust Belt and Heartland are full of starter homes built for the working class. Perhaps that's why they're affordable now, and other cities could learn from the experience.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/the-midwest-as-americas-starter-home
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My latest at CSY. Seems like a new narrative of the Midwest might be catching up to the facts on the ground.
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The Shifting Midwestern Narrative
Seems like a new narrative of the Midwest might be catching up to the facts on the ground.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/the-shifting-midwestern-narrative
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My latest at CSY! If the federal government could assert its role in the reimagining of the U.S. Numbered Highway System, we could dramatically change our suburban environment.
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A Proposal For Suburban Renewal
If the federal government could assert its role in the reimagining of the U.S. Highway Numbered Highway System, we could dramatically change our suburban environment.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/a-proposal-for-suburban-renewal?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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My latest at CSY! Our cities need leadership that is equal parts pragmatic and idealistic.
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Time To Revisit "Sewer Socialism"
Our cities need leadership that is equal parts pragmatic and idealistic.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/time-to-revisit-sewer-socialism
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My latest at CSY. The coastal cities get expensive and the wealthy depart for Miami and Austin. Is that any different than relocating from the city to suburbs?
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"Together We Fill Gaps"
The coastal cities get expensive and the wealthy depart for Miami and Austin. Is that any different than relocating from the city to suburbs?
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/together-we-fill-gaps?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Jackson, and Barack Obama, showed Democrats how to win nationally. But establishment and progressive in-fighting took Democrats' eyes off the prize, and we face a reckoning as a result.
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A Jesse Jackson Memoriam
Jackson, and Barack Obama, showed Democrats how to win nationally. But establishment and progressive in-fighting took Democrats' eyes off the prize, and we face a reckoning as a result.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/a-jesse-jackson-memoriam?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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ICYMI, yesterday's post at CSY. Don't take on zoning. Take on "stroads."
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A Possible Solution To Suburban Retrofitting?
Don't take on zoning. Take on "stroads."
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/a-possible-solution-to-suburban-retrofitting
3 months ago
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My latest at CSY. You're helping me build a strong foundation toward a new way of thinking about American cities.
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Please Help Me Reach A Milestone!
You're helping me build a strong foundation toward a new way of thinking about American cities.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/please-help-me-reach-a-milestone?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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My latest at CSY. When "out of sight and out of mind, until the new overwhelms the old" becomes the predominant urban development pattern.
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Cities Within Cities, Part 1
When "out of sight and out of mind, until the new overwhelms the old" becomes the predominant urban development pattern.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/cities-within-cities-part-1?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Raj Chetty and his team of researchers found that the 1990s/2000s HOPE VI Program was on the right track.
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Want To Reduce Economic Inequality? Simple: Increase Social Interaction
Raj Chetty and his team of researchers found that the 1990s/2000s HOPE VI Program was on the right track.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/want-to-reduce-economic-inequality?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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My latest at CSY. A repost from August that's a great lead-in to what's on tap for tomorrow.
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CSY Replay #40: Housing Affordability vs. Economic Mobility – What’s More Important For Cities?
Trick question -- they're equally important.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/csy-replay-40-housing-affordability?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Humanity's greatest achievement -- cities, and the societies they create -- are under attack. Cities are imperfect. But what's better?
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Why Minneapolis?
Humanity's greatest achievement -- cities, and the societies they create -- are under attack. Cities are imperfect. But what's better?
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/why-minneapolis
4 months ago
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My latest at CSY. A pivotal year for cities is captured in the Corner Side Yard.
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See Ya 2025, Hello 2026
A pivotal year for cities is captured in the Corner Side Yard.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/see-ya-2025-hello-2026?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
5 months ago
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My latest at CSY. The goal is to grow the economic pie, not to slice it into ever smaller pieces.
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What Urbanism Lost When DEI Was Defeated, Part 2
The goal is to grow the economic pie, not to slice it into ever smaller pieces.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/what-urbanism-lost-when-dei-was-defeated
5 months ago
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My latest at CSY. This happens when you throw the baby out with the bath water.
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What Urbanism Lost When Wokism Was Defeated, Part 1
This happens when you throw the baby out with the bath water.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/what-urbanism-lost-when-wokism-was?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
5 months ago
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My latest at CSY. An invitation to think bigger so cities can grow stronger.
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Develop The Brand, Develop The City
An invitation to think bigger so cities can grow stronger.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/develop-the-brand-develop-the-city?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
6 months ago
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My latest at CSY. How do cities that lost their reason for existing find a new reason to exist?
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Gary, Indiana And Urban Existentialism
How do cities that lost their reason for existing find a new reason to exist?
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/gary-indiana-and-urban-existentialism
6 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Chicago could benefit from more development. But it does seem to be getting equitable development right.
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One Thing Chicago *Is* Getting Right
Chicago could benefit from more development. But it does seem to be getting equitable development right.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/one-thing-chicago-is-getting-right
7 months ago
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My latest at CSY. The Trump Administration is casting Chicago as everything that's wrong with America - crime-ridden, home to violent immigrants and virtue-signaling progressives. They want to make it an example.
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CSY Replay #35: Chicago As America's "Whipping Boy"
The Trump Administration is casting Chicago as everything that's wrong with America - crime-ridden, home to violent immigrants and virtue-signaling progressives. They want to make it an example.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/csy-replay-35-chicago-as-americas?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
7 months ago
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My latest at CSY. When you have one hand in the oven and the other in the freezer, that's not average. That's just two different ways of getting burned.
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Chicago’s Unbalanced Growth -- And What It Teaches Us
When you have one hand in the oven and the other in the freezer, that's not average. That's just two different ways of getting burned.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/chicagos-unbalanced-growth-and-what
7 months ago
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My latest at CSY. When we take our eyes off of some neighborhoods and communities, they become abstract, one-dimensional. However, each one has the assets for revitalization.
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The "Don't Go" Narrative And Its Enduring Impact On Communities
When we take our eyes off of some neighborhoods and communities, they become abstract, one-dimensional. However, each one has the assets for revitalization.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/the-dont-go-narrative-and-its-enduring?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
7 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Demonstrating your resilience can be a growth strategy.
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CSY Replay #34: Detroit: Rebranding, Resilience And Redemption
Standing up after you've been knocked down can be a growth strategy for the Rust Belt.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/csy-replay-34-detroit-rebranding?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
7 months ago
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My latest at CSY. The federal government continues to play its game of Pokemon with immigrants' lives -- "gotta catch 'em all."
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The Siege Of Chicago Enters Its Third Month
The federal government continues to play its game of Pokemon with immigrants' lives -- "gotta catch 'em all."
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/the-siege-of-chicago-enters-its-third?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
7 months ago
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My latest at CSY. A little digging shows that a Wile E. Coyote over-the-cliff moment that lasted 40 years has a lot to do with Midwestern housing affordability.
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Historical Home Price Data In U.S. Cities
A little digging shows that a Wile E. Coyote over-the-cliff moment that lasted 40 years has a lot to do with Midwestern housing affordability.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/historical-home-price-data-in-us
7 months ago
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My latest at CSY. This is where urban isolation, rural resentment, and upper-middle class frustration converge.
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Reimaging The American Middle Class
This is where urban isolation, rural resentment, and upper-middle class frustration converge.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/reimaging-the-american-middle-class?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 months ago
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My latest at CSY. A remembrance of the gratitude we once had for the essential class. We still need to make them members of the middle class.
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CSY Replay #32: Moving The Essential Class Into The Middle Class
One day we'll realize, once again, that having a middle class is a policy choice, and not just happenstance.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/csy-replay-32-moving-the-essential?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 months ago
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My latest at CSY. The allure of the new, the reality of disparate impact, and the urge to “set it – and forget it.”
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Thoughts on “The Slumless City”
The allure of the new, the reality of disparate impact, and the urge to “set it – and forget it.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/thoughts-on-the-slumless-city?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Sadly, neglect, overreach and co-option have been utilized by Republicans to mold our perceptions of cities.
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Red States And Blue Cities – The Little-Discussed Relationship: Part 2
Sadly, neglect, overreach and co-option have been utilized by Republicans to mold our perceptions of cities.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/red-states-and-blue-cities-the-little-6e0?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Three "I" words take center stage: inclusion, insulation and isolation.
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Commentary: Making “Abundance” Inclusive; Seattle’s South Lake Union
Three "I" words take center stage: inclusion, insulation and isolation.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/commentary-making-abundance-inclusive?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Republicans haven't exactly seen stellar success in large cities. There are reasons.
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Red States And Blue Cities – The Little-Discussed Relationship: Part 1
Republicans haven't exactly seen stellar success in large cities. There are reasons.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/red-states-and-blue-cities-the-little?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Maybe our nation's housing crisis is because of a lack of imagination, not a lack of supply.
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Thoughts About Reimaging Suburbs
Maybe our nation's housing crisis is because of a lack of imagination, not a lack of supply.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/thoughts-about-reimaging-suburbs?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 months ago
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My latest at CSY. I'm A Metropolitanist.
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I'm A Metropolitanist
Maybe the best opportunity for meaningful and comprehensive urban revitalization has come and gone.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/im-a-metropolitanist?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Land use guidelines for the suburban retrofitting America needs.
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CSY Replay #31: Streetcar Suburb Design, Illustrated
Design guidelines for the suburban retrofitting America needs.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/csy-replay-31-streetcar-suburb-design?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Trump’s rumored next move isn’t about subduing Chicago crime. It’s about intimidation and submission. Not me.
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Bring It, Trump
Chicago readies for a battle.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/bring-it-trump?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 months ago
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My latest at CSY. How Americans live contributes mightily to our inability to come to terms with pressing social issues.
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Donald Trump: Crime Fighter, Or Crowd Pleaser?
How Americans live contributes mightily to our inability to come to terms with pressing social issues.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/donald-trump-crime-fighter-or-crowd?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Fighting over which development type is best is a no-win game.
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Cities And Suburbs: Get It Together
Fighting to see which development type is best is a no-win game.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/cities-and-suburbs-get-it-together
9 months ago
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My latest at CSY.
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Housing Affordability vs. Economic Mobility – What’s More Important For Cities?
Trick question -- they're equally important.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/housing-affordability-vs-economic?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. The fundamental reason why American cities -- all of them -- underperform.
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CSY Replay #30: Inequality Is Inefficiency
The fundamental reason why American cities -- all of them -- underperform.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/csy-replay-30-inequality-is-inefficiency
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Atlanta has literally painted itself into a corner.
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Atlanta’s Sluggish Growth Is Geographically Influenced
The region has literally painted itself into a corner.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/atlantas-sluggish-growth-is-geographically?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. When cities embrace the things that make them different, they embrace their unique strengths.
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Remember Urban Authenticity?
When cities embrace the things that make them different, they embrace their unique strengths.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/remember-urban-authenticity?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 months ago
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Check out my latest at CSY! If an eds and meds strategy is who you've got, go with it.
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I'm Sticking With "Eds And Meds"
It's a workable community revitalization and economic development strategy -- for some cities, but perhaps not all.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/im-sticking-with-eds-and-meds?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Andrew Burleson brought up the definitional problems people have with “urban” and “suburban”. Time plays a role in our confusion on this.
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CSY Replay #29: Toward a Clearer Definition of City and Suburb
For many, "urban" means old and "suburban" means new, or at least newer. That contributes to our definition confusion.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-169053545
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Today's service class deserves the same kind of economic infrastructure that made middle class households out of manufacturing workers.
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Middle Class Reimagination
Today's service class deserves the same kind of economic infrastructure that made middle class households out of manufacturing workers.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/middle-class-reimagination
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Dismissing the fact that it could happen comes at other city's own peril.
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Great Lakes Cities As Climate Refuges? A Possibility But Not The Only One
Dismissing the fact that it could happen comes at other city's own peril.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/great-lakes-cities-as-climate-refuges
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Thoughts on the hottest five-day stretch I’ve ever experienced.
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Chicago Heat, Twenty Years Later
Chicago had so many dead bodies piling up during its 1995 heat wave that the city recruited refrigerated trucks to handle the overflow.
https://petesaunders.substack.com/p/chicago-heat-twenty-years-later?utm_source=publication-search
10 months ago
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My latest at CSY. Another look at the neighborhoods in cities and metros that aren't part of the revitalizing downtown or the sprawling suburbs.
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Even More On “Garlic Knot” Cities
Another look at the neighborhoods in cities and metros that aren't part of the revitalizing downtown or the sprawling suburbs.
https://open.substack.com/pub/petesaunders/p/even-more-on-garlic-knot-cities?r=3patk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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