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Next American City | Oct 6th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
An announcement from our partners at Code for America, who are working to generate a playbook for Open Cities. Together, we are looking for success stories, initiatives, or opportunities for local governments to become more transparent, participatory, efficient, and inclusive. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Sep 27th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Today at 3 p.m., Next American City will participate in a live chat with the White House to discuss Promise Neighborhoods, a cornerstone of the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. (
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Next American City | Sep 15th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, D.C. |
For the past month, Next American City has partnered with IBM to identify the nation’s smartest cities—and the ideas and individuals that make them so. See who’s leading so far, and submit a post for a chance to win a free subscription and be featured on our website. (
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Next American City | Aug 17th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C. |
Do place-based anti-poverty strategies work? On July 26th, Next American City, The Penn Institute for Urban Research and the Netter Center for Community Partnerships hosted a conversation at the National Building Museum what the HUD Moving to Opportunity program did to break the cycle of poverty. (
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Next American City | Jul 23rd, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
RSVP now for a panel discussion at the National Building Museum about the new book, Moving to Opportunity: The Story of an American Experiment to Fight Ghetto Poverty. Panelists include Alan Berube, Susan Popkin, Roger Williams, Susan Wachter and Ira Harkavy.
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Christine Fisher | Jul 21st, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York, Washington, D.C. |
This month New York City and Washington D.C. make major strides toward installing infrastructure to support environmentally conscious transit. (
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Jeff Tiell | Jul 14th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: Central | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Tiny Berea College is at the epicenter of a notable trend in which higher learning institutions pair academic work with social service, in an effort to create the next generation of social entrepreneurs. (
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Next American City | Jun 30th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans, Washington, D.C. |
Download and listen to the latest installment of Metro Matters. This month, an interview with the Brookings Institution’s Mark Muro. (
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Harry Moroz | Jun 15th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. |
A look at Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 transit proposal, which, Harry Moroz says, combines cost-effectiveness and job creation with an ambitious challenge to Los Angeles’s auto addiction. (
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Vincent Valk | Jun 9th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: Central | Cities: Denver, Washington, D.C. |
A look at the ambiguity of the term “livable” and its use - and misuse - by urbanists and officials. (
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