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• Columnists

  Congressional Transportation Bill Announced

  Ben Adler | Wed, Jun 24th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: obama, transportation, ben adler, ray lahood, oberstar, congressional transportation bill | 0

  House Transportation Committee Chair Oberstar puts out his plan for Surface Transit Re-authorization. Is it as transformative as promised?

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• Urban Nation

  Required Reading

  Ben Adler | Thu, Jun 18th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: infrastructure, ben adler, paris, high speed rail, politico, segregation, new york times magazine, james surowiecki, gas tax, raymond lahood | 2

  What to take to the beach? Other than Next American City, a round up of magazine articles from the New York Times Magazine, The Nation, and others. The hot topics are high speed rail, homelessness, gas taxes and of course, what Obama is going to do to improve U.S. cities.

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• Columnists

  More Than a “Minor” Shift

  Jody Pollock | Thu, Jun 4th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: california, texas, new mexico, honolulu, disneyland, majority-minority, population reference bureau, u.s. census, non-hispanic whites, orange county florida, hawaii, walt disney, anaheim, kansas, finney county, disney world, montgomery county, maryland, washington, d.c. | 0

  In her column, Divercity, Jody Pollock reports on the increasing number of “majority-minority” cities, where more than half the population belongs to a group other than single-race, non-Hispanic whites.

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• NAC News

  URBANEXUS D.C.: Coming Thursday!

  Next American City | Tue, May 19th, 2009 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: | 0

  Find out all the details about our URBANEXUS lecture and salon this Thursday in Washington, D.C.

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• The Daily Report

  Take the Train, Save $8,691?

  Julia Ramey | Thu, May 7th, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Boston | Tags: los angeles, boston, cleveland, american public transit association, aaa, washington, d.c. | 3

  So says the latest report from the American Public Transit Association, which has calculated how much city residents can save this year by switching from cars to public transit.

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• The Daily Report

  Congress Presses DOT for Cities

  Ben Adler | Thu, Apr 30th, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: infrastructure, stimulus, department of transportation, jim oberstar, ray lahood | 0

  At a House Transportation Committee hearing, Secretary Ray LaHood explains why stimulus infrastructure money is not going directly to cities.

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• The Daily Report

  Where’s the federal stimulus money for operating funds?

  Ben Adler | Tue, Mar 31st, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: ben adler, mass transit, washington d.c., mta, st. louis, adrian fenty, wmata, bay ridge | 3

  Although stimulus funds are helping lay train tracks, cities are cutting back on mass transit service.

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• The Daily Report

  How Does Your Garden Grow?

  Jori Lewis | Tue, Mar 24th, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jori lewis, white house, victory garden, michelle obama, tom vilsack, farming, usda | 1

  The ripple effects of Michelle Obama’s green thumb.

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• Columnists

  The Federal Budget: Some Good News for Cities

  Ben Adler | Mon, Mar 2nd, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: ben adler, budget, department of housing and urban development, community development block grant, urban nation, president obama, department of transportation, white house | 1

  The President’s budget contains more funding for transit and Community Block Grants.

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• The Daily Report

  Rail Funding Gets a Surprising Boost

  Ben Adler | Wed, Feb 18th, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: | 3

  The final stimulus package contains $8 billion for high-speed rail.

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• The Daily Report

  Coming Tomorrow: A Housing Solution?

  Jody Pollock | Tue, Feb 17th, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: barack obama, foreclosures, housing, david axelrod | 1

  A look at the speculation surrounding President Obama’s plans to stem foreclosures.

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• Columnists

  And you Thought the House was Obtuse….

  Ben Adler | Wed, Feb 4th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: | 1

  Just wait until you see what the Senate’s transportation policy is in the stimulus bill.

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• Columnists

  D.C. Waterfront Keeps Developing

  Ben Adler | Wed, Feb 4th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: ben adler, development, washington d.c., hill east, capitol hill | 4

  Despite the credit crunch, economic downturn and weak real estate market, developers can’t get enough of D.C.

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• Columnists

  National Mall Received no National Treasure

  Ben Adler | Mon, Feb 2nd, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: ben adler, washington d.c., parks, politics, stimulus | 2

  Congress stripped $200 million from the stimulus spending bill that would have helped upgrade the National Mall.

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• The Daily Report

  Stimulus Money for Mass Transit

  Ben Adler | Fri, Jan 30th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: ben adler, mass transit, congress, stimulus, transportation for america, surface transit re-authorization, jerry nadler, national association of realtors | 0

  In a surprise reversal, the House put an extra $3 billion in the stimulus package for mass transit.

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• Columnists

  Mayors Innovation Project, Day One

  Ben Adler | Fri, Jan 16th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: New York | Tags: ben adler, foreclosures, newark, recession, stefan pryor, douglas palmer, dean baker, mayors innovation project, trenton, washington, d.c. | 0

  A conference of mayors addresses the economic crisis.

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• The Daily Report

  Uncertain Numbers and Inauguration Paranoia

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Jan 14th, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, barack obama, mass transit, washington d.c., ronald reagan, craigslist, porta-potties, million-man march, inauguration | 0

  On January 20, something is coming to Washington D.C. Whether it’s change or millions of people waiting in three-hour lines to use the bathroom, it will be interesting to see how the District handles this two-day mass influx.

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• The Daily Report

  Fifth and Final Round: Predictions for 2009

  Diana Lind | Tue, Jan 6th, 2009 | Category: Events | City: Detroit | Tags: | 0

  We saved some great predictions for last: Jess Zimbabwe, of the Mayor’s Institute on City Design; Sarah Szurpicki, of Great Lakes Urban Exchange; and Nate Berg, of Planetizen. It’s kind of like the grand finale of a fireworks show.

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• Urban Nation

  Round 2: Predictions for 2009

  Ben Adler | Fri, Jan 2nd, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Detroit | Tags: barack obama, detroit, ben adler, las vegas, 2009, predictions, washington, d.c. | 2

  Ben Adler takes a stab at Next American City’s all-important four questions for the New Year.

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• The Daily Report

  Mass Transit Ridership on the Rise

  Ben Adler | Wed, Dec 10th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: ben adler, mass transit, gas prices, washington post, american public transportation association, washington, d.c. | 0

  When gas was above $4 a gallon, most cities reported a rise in mass-transit ridership. Now, with gas at half the prices seen earlier this year, Americans are still taking more trips on mass transit.

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