April 1 Updates--Millennial Edition

Hopefully, no April Fools links here, but a whole lot on the oft referenced "millennials."

Let's start with that important part of everyone's life, housing.

http://www.themedcitybeat.com/opinion/2017/lets-talk-young-people-and-housing

And then, of course, beyond this generation:

https://www.brookings.edu/research/beyond-millennials-valuing-older-adults-participation-in-innovation-districts/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49087148

Somewhat related, the need for maintaining strong neighborhoods and communities. Since this is written by a millennial and references a program involving almost exclusively millennials, I'm including it here.

http://www.themedcitybeat.com/news-blog/2017/leadership-program-connecting-neighborhoods

And, if the neighborhoods are not strong or are segregated, racially and/or economically, the outcomes for children growing up there are hugely different:

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/kids-poverty-baltimore/476808/?utm_source=atlfb

And this neighborhood impact is especially strong in parts of the south; why?

https://www.citylab.com/politics/2017/04/why-its-so-hard-to-get-ahead-in-the-south/521814/?utm_source=SFFB

And finally, a discussion about the possibility that we are looking at disparities in the wrong way--something I've been concerned about for a long time.

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/is-america-having-the-wrong-conversation-about-income-inequality/477024/?utm_source=atlfb