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@petesaunders3
Sep 5, 2018 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
My #Rahm hottake: IMO he's been OK as mayor. Brought a bigger perspective to the city. But he has struggled since day one to be relatable. That's his Achilles heel. 1/
Tribune summed it up. Rahm had global aspirations but was done in by local issues. My fear is the next mayor will have local issue myopia and neglect larger issues. 2/
Truth is Chicago needs the hyperfocus on budget, schools, definitely crime. But I'd hate for the city to miss out on this new city era because we had to do our housecleaning. 3/3

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Pete Saunders Profile picture
May 18, 2023
If you want to understand why violent crime in Chicago did not decline here as in other large cities, and why it's in the news for it now, I suggest learning about two big city policy actions of the last 24 years. A thread. 1/15
Ten years ago next week, Chicago Public Schools authorized the closure of 50 schools in the city -- the largest such public school closure in U.S. history. 2/15
As this @Suntimes report says, the reasons for the closures were:
- Students would be better off after their schools were closed.
- Their new schools would be transformed.
- Former school buildings would be reborn as community assets. 3/15

graphics.suntimes.com/education/2023…
Read 15 tweets
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May 7, 2023
My 🔥take:

The absolute most significant trend in American urbanism since WWII is the diminishment of Rust Belt cities. First misunderstood, later just forgotten. And our lack of understanding and knowledge of the Rust Belt keeps us from making ALL cities better.

A thread. 1/25
Maybe I'm picking on @mattyglesias, but last week he wrote on piece on Chicago that was the latest in a series of pieces wondering what's going on in the Windy City. The crime, corporate defections, corruption, population loss, among others. 2/25

slowboring.com/p/im-still-not…
People like myself rose to defend Chicago, in spectacular fashion. Yes, we may get painted as the nation's best example of urban dystopia, but we do have our ardent and passionate defenders. 3/25

cornersideyard.blogspot.com/2023/05/csy-re…
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Aug 31, 2021
I added 2010-2019 population growth rate and GDP per cap growth rate for U.S. metros >500k. Top 10:

1. San Jose
2. San Francisco
3. Seattle
4. Provo
5. Riverside/San Bernardino
6. Salt Lake City
7. Greenville (SC)
8. Los Angeles
9. Raleigh
10. New York

1/11
11-20:

11. Nashville
12. Cincinnati
13. Modesto
14. Detroit
15. Pittsburgh
16. Portland (OR)
17. Sacramento
18. Wichita
19. Spokane
20. San Diego

2/11
21-30:

21. Stockton
22. Fresno
23. Atlanta
24. Madison (WI)
25. Charlotte
26. Denver
27. Chicago
28. Albany
29. Miami
30. Charleston

3/11
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Oct 1, 2020
@JosephRMolnar's great thread about South Bend's annexation experience prompted a new thread. What happened there isn't unique; it's a defining characteristic of the Rust Belt. 1/
We all know that for decades the suburbia narrative was one of homogenized, sprawled and insulated wealth separated from diverse, dense and isolated poverty. We also know that's changed dramatically over the last 30-40 years. But that distinction... 2/
...really first became codified in the development patterns of cities that boomed in the late 19th/early 20th century: coincidentally, when Rust Belt cities boomed. 3/
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Aug 21, 2020
I missed this from a couple months ago, but Alan Mallach makes the same critique I've made: YIMBYism has some flaws that need addressing.

More Housing Could Increase Affordability—But Only If You Build It in the Right Places shelterforce.org/2020/06/19/mor… via @Shelterforce
The chief flaw IMO is that many YIMBYs want more housing in the areas they want to live. My point is that doesn't always create more affordability, because builders know they can command high prices in in-demand neighborhoods.
Alan's solution is upzoning in suburban areas. Mine was spreading more investment into inner city areas currently missing out. Both are viable, but both are often poohed by YIMBYs.
Read 4 tweets
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Jun 20, 2020
Thread coming. 1/18

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
There have been quite a few conservatives lately saying they simply don't believe in "systemic racism" in America. What they mean is there's very little overt, specifically race-directed discrimination today. But this article demonstrates how... 2/18
...subtle, covert and non-race-directed policies can have the same impact. @patrick_sharkey rightly brings up how seemingly benign policies were used against black people, and gave cover to the white people/institutions that implemented them. 3/18
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