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Alan Ehrenhalt

Recent Articles

• The Inside Edge
• Jun 1, 2010
• Political success is never simple. But it seems the new governors who are making a mark are the ones who've paid their dues in state politics.

• Taking Stock
• Feb 1, 2010
• Recalling 22 years of assessing the ebb and flow of states and localities.

• The Rise of the Megaregion
• Jan 1, 2010
• The idea of "megaregions" is getting a bit too much mega-hype.
• 3 Comments

• The Return of the Two-Way Street
• Dec 1, 2009
• Why the double-yellow stripe is making a comeback in downtowns.
• 12 Comments

• Immigrants and the Suburban Influx
• Nov 30, 2009
• This fall, Parkview High School, in Lilburn, Georgia, was unable to field a ninth-grade football team. That is no tragedy; many schools have never even...

• Deval Patrick's Hard-to-Keep Promises
• Nov 1, 2009
• How Massachusetts' inspiring governor hurt himself with his lofty campaign rhetoric.

• Are Baby-Boom Governors More Prone to Scandal?
• Oct 1, 2009
• Blagojevich, Spitzer, Sanford, McGreevey and Rowland all had one thing in common.
• 2 Comments

• Statewide Zoning: a Pipe Dream?
• Sep 30, 2009
• Gregory Bialecki wants something for Massachusetts that no other state has: a comprehensive statewide zoning code. He thinks that's needed to break down the longstanding...
• 1 Comments

• Does Urban-Planning News Travel Slower in Miami?
• Sep 16, 2009
• We all learned in school about the Battle of New Orleans, the glorious American military victory in the War of 1812 that took place weeks after ...

• Paul Weyrich's Soft Spot for Public Transit
• Sep 1, 2009
• The late conservative leader debunks the free-market case against transit.
• 4 Comments

• Get Rich Quick
• Aug 2, 2009
• Gentrification? One Chicago neighborhood didn't stop there.

• A Deep Bench
• Jul 1, 2009
• When the governor retires, does it help to have obvious successors?

• Butch's Battle
• Jun 1, 2009
• One-party rule in Idaho doesn't mean the governor gets his way.
• 1 Comments

• Ready-to-Go Regionalism
• May 1, 2009
• It's time to give metropolitan planning organizations real power.
• 1 Comments

• Guns and Caramel Sauce
• Apr 1, 2009
• In Philadelphia, who will prevail: gangsters or gourmets?