More On Masking Urban Weaknesses

Sometimes you start a research project seeking data that proves a particular point, and find your initial conclusion to be wrong. This is one of those times.

Las Vegas: an example of how growing fast and growing inclusively are distinctly different matters. Source: gettyimages.com

I came into the urbanism sphere during the ‘80s, perhaps the height of metropolitanism in the U.S. Suburbs were ascendant, and cities were becoming increasingly irrelevant, at least from an economic and socio-cultural perspective. H…