Cities
Identity Theft for Cities
How poor regional planning can suck the life out of cities. Regionalism is all the rage. The Obama Administration is betting big on regional...
Cities
What an Art Prize in Michigan Can Teach Us About Building Better Cities
Rick DeVos is an unlikely urban hero. A Grand Rapids native, he is a scion of the famous (and famously conservative) Rich DeVos, co-founder of...
Business
How the Presence of Talent in Cities Could be Worth $124 Billion
Urban policy is generally understood to include such things as housing, neighborhood revitalization, and poverty alleviation. While all of...
Cities
How a Neighborhood's Walkability Can Increase Property Values
People who love cities have known for years what the rest of the country is just starting to figure out: urban life is a beautiful thing. But...
Environment
Replacing the American Dream
During a decade when Americans returned to cities for the first time in 50 years, it surprises me that "urban" can still be a code word for...
