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• The Daily Report

  GOP: The War is Small Town America Vs. San Francisco

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Sep 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, san francisco, barack obama, john mccain, gop, politics, rudy giuliani, mitt romney, cities, gay rights, minority, conservatives, majority, womens rights, culture wars, rural, african american, rnc, equal rights, liberals, urban, sarah palin, religion | 6

  So far, the Republican National Convention has succeeded in accomplishing one task – dividing the nation into two teams. 

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• The Daily Report

  D.C. Metro Purple Line: Yes Or No?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Aug 12th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, green, transit, construction, 2008, metro, development, maryland, suburb, amtrak, trains, planning, neighborhoods, martin o'malley, purple line | 8

  Connecting D.C. area suburbs with a new Metro line will be complicated. Lawsuits and local politics have delayed the proposed Purple Line connection between Bethesda, Silver springs and New Carrollton.

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• Columnists

  Brookings: U.S. Is Literally Falling Apart

  Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Jul 26th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, economy, infrastructure, energy, education, jobs, mccain, oil, democrats, katrina, politicians, money, minneapolis, traffic, research, investment, virginia, budget, trains, brookings, brookings institute, planning, communications, tim kaine, technology, manufacturing, broadband, fcc | 0

  Next American City’s Jeffrey Hill was on hand at The Brookings Institute’s Hamilton Project panel discussion last Friday, validating his predictions over the last few months over infrastructure. As Linda Richman would say - America’s infrastructure is neither “in” nor “structured,” discuss…

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• The Daily Report

  Economic Success Of Megaregions Depends On Infrastructure

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Jul 9th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Atlanta | Tags: jeffrey hill, news, obama, transportation, california, economy, infrastructure, growth, president, jobs, atlanta, mccain, china, 2008, metro, internet, democrats, florida, development, 1960s, editorial, investment, cuts, france, gas, commerce, maria saporta, birmingham | 5

  Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction.

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• The Daily Report

  How Did Cities Vote In The Primaries?

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, May 29th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: jeffrey hill, obama, clinton, economy, mccain, 2008, primaries, city vote, primary results, vote, urban vote, urban statistics | 2

  As the grueling 2008 presidential primaries near the homestretch, countless studies claw at statistics to determine who will be helping George W. Bush pack up the U-Haul this January. As urban issues have largely been ignored, so have the urban vote statistics. We’ve compiled a list of how America’s major cities voted in the primaries, plus some interesting trends. 

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• NAC News

  Next American City Issue 19 Preview!

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, May 28th, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, philadelphia, detroit, building, brooklyn, homeless, next american city, katrina, research, taxpayers, events, schools, issue 19, issue preview, next issue, summer issue | 0

  Our new issue hits shelves on June 1 - just a few days away! Issue 19, “The New School,” features stories on New Oreleans’ Charity Hospital, Co-op schools in Brooklyn, Demolition in Detroit, Homelessness in L.A., Escalators in Philadelphia and much more! Also, interviews with Wendy Walters, Jake Dobkin and David Wilson. Here’s a little preview of what’s to come!

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• The Daily Report

  Senate Republicans Vote “No” on Bill, “Yes” on Discrimination.

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Apr 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, republican, cnn, mccain, senate, pay discrimination bill | 1

  Women of America: “Put your lipstick on, square your shoulders, suit up,” said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) to reporters moments after Senate Republicans blocked a bill on Pay Discrimination. “The revolution starts tonight.” NAC’s Jeffrey Hill asks: Why in the world did this happen yesterday and why has this story been buried in the press?

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• NAC News

  NAC In San Francisco This Week! Events, News and More.

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Apr 21st, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: jeffrey hill, san francisco, sustainability, next american city, pooja shah, michelle kuly, symposium, popos, ecocity, spur, swig, joshua switzky, sarah karlinsky, john bela, upcoming events, public spaces, margie o’driscoll | 0

  This week, Next American City travels to San Francisco, hosting the “Space in the City” symposium on Wednesday, and a subscriber cocktail party on Thursday.  We will also be attending the Ecocity World Summit from April 22 to 26, where NAC’s publisher, Michelle Kuly, will be moderating a panel on sustainability and cities. Read for more details.

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• Headlines

  Moms Fight High Food Costs, Wind Power and Turnaround Schools for Boston, Trees for New York, More

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Apr 21st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, new york city, news, headlines, growth, education, cnn, arizona, boston, inflation, schools, gas prices, wind power, arthur simpson, maui | 0

  America’s moms are cutting back the grocery bill with homemade products, Maui preserves lifestyle in new urban growth plan, Boston’s new wind power facility, Arthur Simpson talks trees in New York and more in today’s headlines.

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• The Daily Report

  How Do You Like Them (Wasted) Apples?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Apr 15th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: jeffrey hill, headlines, research, england, uk, 4.4 million, food waste, susan nisbet, wrap, apples | 0

  Last week, the British press was ripe with food waste stories. One statistic, “British households throw away 4.4 million whole apples every day,” reported in a Waste & Resources Action Program (WRAP) study, had Jeffrey Hill scratching his head. How did they come up with this statistic? More in today’s report.

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• The Daily Report

  The Green List - Milk, Eggs, Bread, Fluorescent bulbs, Hybrid Cars…

  Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Apr 12th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, green, energy, sustainability, politicians, money, produce, taxpayers, consumers, connecticut, going green, green shopping, leed | 1

  Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet.

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• Headlines

  More Olympic news, Stories from D.C., Florida HUD goes Local, Golf Sprawl, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Apr 7th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, downtown, building, headlines, cnn, police, china, chicago, paris, sprawl, protests, suburb, olympics, washington post, bob king, upenn, university of penn, golf | 0

  Tibetan protesters continue their focus on China’s olympic march, UPenn students win student urban design competition, Florida HUD returns to local control, Hispanics contribute $60 billion to the telecommunications industry ... this and more in today’s headlines.

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• The Daily Report

  Subconscious Segregation: Boundaries Still Separate Cities.

  Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Apr 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, crime, downtown, infrastructure, transit, education, construction, metro, art, bus, baltimore, mcdonalds, utopia, buses, minorities, racial segregation, martin luther king, dr. martin luther king jr. | 0

  The newswire is flooded with memorials today—odes to a man who gave his life to racial harmony. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered on this day 40 years ago. As journalists, writers and broadcasters compare his legacy to the progress of race relations in America, there are still many barriers, both physical and subconscious, that separate cultural communities in cities. 

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• The Daily Report

  Jeff Deck Travels Across the Country in Search of Typos.

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Apr 3rd, 2008 | Category: Reviews | Tags: jeff deck, jeffrey hill, california, blogging, boston, typos across america, pictures, typos, road trip, massachusetts | 10

  In a brilliantly humorous blog titled “Typo Hunt Across America,” Jeff Deck journeys from Massachusetts to California, archiving America’s spelling errors. From the self-proclaimed “Typo Eradication Advancement League,” Deck and cohorts stop in major cities and photograph misuse of apostrophes, commas and more. An entertaining read for the anal-retentive. 

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• The Daily Report

  Spotlight on Urban Art - Designer Garages, L.A.’s Phantom Sightings, Richard Dupont’s Naked Launch.

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Apr 2nd, 2008 | Category: Reviews | Tags: jeffrey hill, art, urban art, designer garage, phantom sightings, open space, richard dupont, lacma, naked launch, village voice | 0

  A weekly look at featured urban art installations, open space projects, galleries and more. This week we visit Fort Worth’s new designer garage, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s “Phantom Sightings” exhibit, and preview Village Voice’s interview with artist Richard Dupont.

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• Headlines

  City graduation rates, Harlem’s green building, Ralph Rapson dies, Next American City vs. Big Oil?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Apr 1st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, news, detroit, architecture, building, green, energy, oil, minneapolis, forbes, harlem, whole foods, austin, toyota, ralph rapson | 0

  New reports shows 50 of the largest cities in the U.S. have high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Philadelphia City Council rethinks urban planning strategy. David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, built in Harlem, features green standards and Next American City chosen as one of the panelists to grill big oil companies at new congressional hearing? Today’s headlines.

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• Headlines

  Weekend Headlines: The World Goes Dark, Mixed-Use D.C. Alley, Religious Favoritism in Topeka, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Sun, Mar 30th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, headlines, california, alaska, alley, washington d.c., las vegas, green building, leed construction, sydney, anchorage, linda roth, san diego, cap and trade, dark, earth hour, chula vista, ventura county, topeka, st. mary's | 0

  Sydney and major cities went dark for Earth Hour, mixed-use alley development plans are in the works for D.C., Chula Vista is looking to become first city in San Diego county to adopt green building mandate and more related issues and headlines as we present our weekend recap.

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• The Daily Report

  NAC attends ‘Reinventing Older Communities - How Does Place Matter?’ conference

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: Events | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, downtown, infrastructure, architects, politicians, highway, michael nutter, valentino castellani, italy, how does place matter, federal reserve bank, peter kelley, peter steinbrueck, torino, italian, 2006 winter olympics, highway teardown | 0

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia sponsored a three-day conference at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel from March 26 to 28, 2008. “Reinventing Older Communities” drew hundreds of politicians, planners, and architects, including Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter and former Mayor of Torino, Italy, Valentino Castellani, whose administration served during the 2006 Winter Olympic games. The focus of the conference was sustainable design with consideration to historic urban communities.

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• NAC News

  NAC welcomes new guest columnist Evan Miller from The New Argument

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, news, clinton, guest, evan miller, the new argument, politicians, washington d.c., guest columnist, magazine | 0

  Next American City is proud to announce that Evan Miller, editor of The New Argument (the Washington D.C.-based political news blog that broke the Hillary Clinton commercial baby plant story), will be contributing a weekly column to Next American City’s Daily Report every Wednesday, starting next week.

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• Headlines

  Philly Presidential Debate, Chinese Super-Cities, Carl Rowe Interview, Alphono Jackon Blues, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Mar 25th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, news, obama, building, clinton, green, energy, sustainability, atlanta, china, architects, democrats, art, michael nutter, economics, music, alphonso jackson, carl rowe, chinese, austin | 0

  Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE

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