Author: Rachel Somerstein
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The Tent City and the Olympic Village
A group of activists in Vancouver try to draw attention to British Columbia’s growing homelessness problem by providing them with very visible accommodations during the Olympic Games. (keep reading…) -
How America Can Own Its Transit Networks Again
Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure. (keep reading…) -
How America Can Own Its Transit Networks Again
Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure.
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Not Your Father’s Bond
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bonds sound like a great idea. But are they? Rachel Somerstein, who attended the Sustainable City Finance conference, examines this new way to fund retrofitting buildings. (keep reading…) -
When Numbers Lie
Rachel Somerstein, who spent several years living in and enjoying central Harlem, weighs in on a recent New York Times article that described Harlem as “no longer majority black”—and the debate raging in wake of its publication. (keep reading…) -
Global Real Estate… Optimism?
Rachel Somerstein reports on some promising news about the global real estate market from the “Road to Recovery: Investing in the Global Real Estate Rebound” conference, and wonders whether the developed world can learn a thing or two from places like Brazil, Mexico and China. (keep reading…) -
Can PPPs Save Detroit?
An in-depth look at how public-private partnerships helped guide the fates of Indianapolis and Detroit. (keep reading…) - Page 1 of 1
