The Real Reason Cities Are Losing Young Families - Aaron Renn & Bobby Fijan | #78
About this episode
The episode discusses the reasons why cities are losing young families and explores urban housing solutions.
Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Aaron Renn (Senior Fellow at American Reformer and Author of "Life in the Negative World") and Bobby Fijan (Co-Founder, The American Housing Corporation) to discuss the real reason big cities are losing young families, the life cycle of cities vs. suburbs, where young people should live during their early career, and better floor plans to make apartments and rowhomes more family-friendly. Aaron Renn is Cofounder and Senior Fellow at American Reformer. He also writes on cultural topics at aaronrenn.substack.com. Renn was previously an urban policy researcher, writer, and consultant. He was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research for five years. His work has been featured in leading publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Atlantic. https://www.aaronrenn.com/ Bobby Fijan, "the Bill James of Floorplans," is a real estate developer and Co-Founder of The American Housing Corporation. He advocates for family-friendly urban housing–rowhomes and kid-suited apartments–to reverse family flight and boost city birth rates. He hosts the "Why We Don't Build Apartments for Families" podcast and is a frequent…
People in this episode
Host: Nathan Halberstadt
Guests: Aaron Renn, Bobby Fijan
Topics covered
- urban policy
- housing
- family dynamics
- city vs suburb
- demographic shifts
Keywords
- cities
- young families
- housing policy
- urbanism
- family-friendly apartments
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Reformer, The American Housing Corporation, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic
Books & works: Life in the Negative World
Places: Austin, LA
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