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My latest at CSY. There is no insulation without isolation. The problems don’t go away because you choose not to acknowledge them. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Maybe giving up control of the public realm was more significant than embracing land use restrictions via zoning. petesaunders.substack.com/p/planning-a...

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My latest at CSY. There's always been a strain of anti-city sentiment in the U.S. As much as I love cities, I wonder if it will ever go away. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Segregation -- or more pointedly, Black avoidance -- is the key reason for today's "garlic knot" cities. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. How cities shield (or don't shield) their distressed communities from view can alter perceptions of their economic progress. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Let me tell you about perhaps the greatest missed opportunity in urban economic history. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. This starts as a social phenomenon and then becomes an economic one. Not vice versa. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. The Midwest is doing just fine. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. What I wrote about Detroit when it was perhaps at its lowest point. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Maybe people will like the 15-minute city concept if we don't try to force it on them. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. The origin stories of places can tell you a lot about where they came from, but maybe even more about where they're headed. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Can quality Rust Belt neighborhoods lure residents back? open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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One thing that's hard to unsee once you're aware of it. White supremacy is inherently fueled by insecurity about white mediocrity.

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- headlights on EV sold in 2018 - headlights on EV sold in 2025

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My latest at CSY. Time to jump onboard! open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. A roundup of urbanism developments in the Rust Belt. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Sometimes at the metro level, population growth and GDP growth move at different rates. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Checking out what's happening in Midwestern cities. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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We're headed to a new development era in America. We just don't know what it is yet. petesaunders.substack.com/publish/post...

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My latest at CSY. "Rust Belt" works as a name for me. petesaunders.substack.com/p/why-call-i...

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My latest at CSY. When others view where you come from with pity. petesaunders.substack.com/p/csy-replay...

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My latest at CSY. There could be as many as 1.8 million ex-Detroiters out there. How many would be willing to come home? open.substack.com/pub/petesaun...

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My latest at CSY. Part 1 of an examination of the potential impact of Trump 2.0 on cities. petesaunders.substack.com/p/cities-und...

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My latest at CSY. Remembering that integration still has meaning. petesaunders.substack.com/publish/post...

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My latest at CSY. Welcome to our climate change adaptation future. petesaunders.substack.com/p/maladaptat...

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The latest at CSY. Introducing content from CSY subscriber David Holmes on recent skyline developments in Milwaukee. petesaunders.substack.com/p/the-corner...

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My latest at CSY. Detroit had to look inward to build the foundation for its rebirth. petesaunders.substack.com/p/detroits-i...

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My latest at CSY. petesaunders.substack.com/p/csy-replay...

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Are there any good research sources that quantify historical Rust Belt -> Sun Belt migration? Does anyone have an estimate on the number of people who moved in that direction between like 1950-2000?

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The CFP and bowl results so far this season confirm one thing: the Big Ten has expanded its lead over the ACC and Big 12, and narrowed its gap with the SEC. Over the last 5-10 years the B1G was a distant #2 to the SEC among power conferences. This year, 1A and 1B.

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Alabama: 0-2 against Michigan in 2024 Kalen DeBoer: also 0-2 against Michigan in 2024

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Michigan follows up on their national championship by ending the season with victories over Ohio State and Alabama, presumably to repeat as national champions but I'm not checking

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My latest at CSY. Think Midwestern cities are still dying off? Think again. petesaunders.substack.com/publish/post...

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My latest at CSY. What are the Midwest's largest metros doing? petesaunders.substack.com/p/midwest-me...

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