December 21, 2010 · Filed under Density, Diversity, Economics, Megaregions, Social Networks

“If you ask people why they move to the city, they always give the same reasons,” West says. “They’ve come to get a job or follow their friends or to be at the center of a scene. That’s why we pay the high rent. Cities are all about the people, not the infrastructure.”
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June 30, 2009 · Filed under Economics, Ecosystems, Megaregions

As America’s metropolitan areas meld into “megaregions”, officials and policymakers will need to figure out how to deal with their shared and growing infrastructure problems. Consider the ball rolling.
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