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Feb 1st, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York, Philadelphia |
Across the country, cities are adopting civic technology like smartphone apps and 311 systems that help you catch the bus or find a nearby supermarket; meanwhile other urban advocates are sticking to analog methods of engagement. Which one is better at improving cities? The answer: both. (
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Jan 30th, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: Midwest | Cities: Chicago |
Last week, David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Obama, announced that after the 2012 election season he’ll return to Chicago to run a political institute at the University of Chicago. The program will have a focus on “urban politics” — what should be on the syllabus? (
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Jan 25th, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
President Obama’s vision for the United States updates the American Dream with old rhetoric. Isn’t it time to recognize that 21st-century values need to be different than ones of the past? (
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Jan 12th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Zoe Strauss, Philadelphia’s foremost photographer, opens her retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Saturday. Diana Lind makes a case for why Strauss matters not only to the art scene, but to the urbanism field. (
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Jan 10th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Next American City is launching the Storefront for Urban Innovation this spring. Executive Director Diana Lind writes about how the organization hopes to broaden its audience and increase its impact with this new experiment. (
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Dec 28th, 2011 | Topic: Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
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Dec 16th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: |
A letter from our editor in chief about changes coming to Next American City’s content in 2012 and what that means for your subscription. (
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Nov 28th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Next American City is seeking Editorial Interns who are available to start in January 2012. (
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Oct 21st, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
As part of the annual Design Philadelphia festival, artist Marianne Bernstein and PennDesign call attention to the vacant property problem in Philadelphia through a collaborative project called This is Not a Vacant Lot. (
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Sep 27th, 2011 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Next American City is live blogging at http://americancity.org/livingcities20 for the entire day. Also follow tweets on Twitter tagged with #LC20. (
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Across the country, cities are adopting civic technology like smartphone apps and 311 systems that help you catch the bus or find a nearby supermarket; meanwhile other urban advocates are sticking to analog methods of engagement. Which one is better at improving cities? The answer: both. (keep reading…)
Last week, David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Obama, announced that after the 2012 election season he’ll return to Chicago to run a political institute at the University of Chicago. The program will have a focus on “urban politics” — what should be on the syllabus? (keep reading…)
President Obama’s vision for the United States updates the American Dream with old rhetoric. Isn’t it time to recognize that 21st-century values need to be different than ones of the past? (keep reading…)
Zoe Strauss, Philadelphia’s foremost photographer, opens her retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Saturday. Diana Lind makes a case for why Strauss matters not only to the art scene, but to the urbanism field. (keep reading…)
Next American City is launching the Storefront for Urban Innovation this spring. Executive Director Diana Lind writes about how the organization hopes to broaden its audience and increase its impact with this new experiment. (keep reading…)
In September, Next American City held a live blog of Living Cities’ 20th anniversary. As part of that event, NAC interviewed several of Living Cities’ board members. Here, Rip Rapson talks about Living Cities’ work in Detroit. (keep reading…)
A letter from our editor in chief about changes coming to Next American City’s content in 2012 and what that means for your subscription. (keep reading…)
As part of the annual Design Philadelphia festival, artist Marianne Bernstein and PennDesign call attention to the vacant property problem in Philadelphia through a collaborative project called This is Not a Vacant Lot. (keep reading…)
Next American City is live blogging at http://americancity.org/livingcities20 for the entire day. Also follow tweets on Twitter tagged with #LC20. (keep reading…)
