[ Here's another nice piece of analysis about Chicago from Pete Saunders. He originally did this earlier this year - Aaron. ] Chicago skyline. Source: wikipedia.org Years ago, when I first started working as a planner for the City of Chicago, my primary responsibility was working with community organizations that received Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for commercial revitalization activities. This being CDBG funding, our work was constrained to areas of the city where 51% or more of households earned less than the … [Read more...]
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The Growing Public Safety Inequality Gap in Chicago
[ Daniel Hertz writes over at his City Notes blog. He was gracious enough to give me to permission to repost the results of his research into changes in crime patterns in Chicago over time - Aaron. ] Here are two maps: HOMICIDE RATE BY POLICE DISTRICT 1990-1993 2008-2011 Like the captions say, the one on the left shows homicide rates by police district in the early 90s, when crime was at its peak in Chicago, and the one on the right shows the same thing, but about two decades later.* The areas in dark green are the … [Read more...]
How Segregated Is New York City?
[ I don't know how he comes up with this stuff, but Daniel Hertz has continued to turn out tons of interesting maps and findings on segregation and inequality. In this piece from last April, he looked at the matter of segregation in New York City. For more, check out his web site - Aaron. ] Update to Original Post: I wrote this in the comments, but several people have asked about it and not everyone makes it down there: this post focuses on white-black segregation because that, for various social and historical reasons, has been by far the … [Read more...]
What Is a Global City?
This post originally ran on August 19, 2012. We hear a lot of talk these days about so-called "global cities." But what is a global city? Saskia Sassen literally wrote the book on global cities back in 2001 (though her global cities work dates back well over a decade prior to that book). She gave a definition that has long struck with me. In short form, in the age of globalization, the activities of production are scattered on a global basis. These complex, globalized production networks require new forms of financial and producer … [Read more...]
Aaron Renn in the News
Aaron M. Renn has been widely praised and featured numerous times in the media across America and the world. His innovative ideas on cities have been covered by outlets including the Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, and the Washington Post. Press inquiries are welcomed. Contact Aaron M. Renn at aaron@aaronrenn.com. RECENT PRESS COVERAGE "Corporate Headquarters Will Still Gravitate to Big Cities" The Washington Post (October 21, 2021) "The Great Resignation Is Accelerating" The Atlantic (October … [Read more...]