Writers are more prolific when they cluster. Richard Florida summarizes a new study which provides evidence that today’s tech industries are not the first innovators to prize proximity; writers and other creatives clustered in the 18th and 19th century and were more productive as a result.

The importance of place. A new report by the American Enterprise Institute highlights the importance of place, finding that Americans who live closer to parks, libraries, restaurants and other neighborhood amenities have greater social trust and community satisfaction—even after accounting for an individual’s social class, education, gender, and race. Another study highlighted in Citylab shows that neighborhood amenities and access to transit are key drivers in young people’s decision to move to cities.

Everything that causes gentrification. City Observatory pushes readers to think more deeply about the demand for urban places, arguing that our collective demand drives gentrification and the solution should be to build more great urban neighborhoods and provide more housing in the urban neighborhoods we already have. Project for Public Spaces reminds us of the importance of inclusivity when developing neighborhoods and new places, though, with their new Playbook for Inclusive Placemaking series on equity in public spaces.

What about my neighborhood? Finally, the New York Times covers the widening gap between Kansas City’s prosperous downtown and struggling neighborhoods, documenting the critical question facing city leaders: how will they ensure the whole city benefits from downtown booms?