This blog, and all the people I’ve met through it, have been an unexpected highlight of my year. Thanks, everyone. I’ve included a few of my favorite posts and articles below, in case you want to get on top of your 2014 blog reading nostalgia early.
Happy new year.
Ten Posts
February 24: “Why Is Urbanism So White?”
March 21: “Chicago’s Housing Market Is Broken”
March 31: “Watch Chicago’s Middle Class Vanish Before Your Very Eyes”
April 14: “How Segregated Is New York City?”
August 5: “Things That Are True About Crime in Chicago”
August 8: “The Dignity of Fifth Graders”
August 25: “The South Side: Not Actually an Unmitigated Sea of Misery”
September 18: “Nationalize Manhattan”
October 21: “Buses: They Don’t Have to Suck”
December 5: “Chicago’s Growing Income Donut”
Six Articles
February 20, CityLab: “Blame Overbearing Government for Gentrification, Not Just Neoliberalism”
April 23, CityLab: “There’s Basically No Way Not To Be a Gentrifier”
August 13, Washington Post: “One of the Best Ways to Fight Inequality in Cities: Zoning”
October 20, Next City: “How Metra’s New 30 Year Plan Could Reshape Chicago Regional Rail”
November 20, Washington Post: “Urban Neighborhoods Are Getting More Diverse. But What Are They Losing?
December 12, Next City: “Chicago Rethinks Rules for Affordable Housing”
Daniel Kay Hertz 