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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | May 19th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
In the latest installment of his column, Josh Leon wonders who gets left behind when cities adapt to a volatile market and a mobile professional class. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Apr 1st, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New York |
A series of recent studies shows that city dwellers pollute less than their suburban counterparts. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Feb 26th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
In the second installment of his column, Josh Leon discusses labor practices in Chinese and Middle Eastern boomtowns. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Jul 9th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta |
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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Jennifer Kim | May 16th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
What happens to a neighborhood when its most important commodity is in short supply? The shortage of rice has already taken its toll on Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Jennifer Kim reports. (
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Meredith Aska McBride | Apr 10th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Houston |
Hospitals’ stir fears, sect youths conditioned to deceive outsiders, Olympic torch relay switches route and more in today’s headlines.
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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 7th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Austin, Dallas |
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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Jeffrey Hill | Mar 25th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Austin |
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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Jeffrey Hill | Mar 21st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Before he gave a lecture on green design at the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) center in Philadelphia, Marc Alt, the center’s co-founder, sat down for an interview with Jeffrey Hill of
Next American City. In their conversation, Alt spoke about the new, trendy environmental focus of many American businesses. Read on to find out why Alt gave an unlikely corporation—Wal-Mart—a green thumbs up. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Feb 12th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Austin, Houston |
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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. (keep reading…)
What happens to a neighborhood when its most important commodity is in short supply? The shortage of rice has already taken its toll on Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Jennifer Kim reports. (keep reading…)
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 (keep reading…)
Before he gave a lecture on green design at the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) center in Philadelphia, Marc Alt, the center’s co-founder, sat down for an interview with Jeffrey Hill of Next American City. In their conversation, Alt spoke about the new, trendy environmental focus of many American businesses. Read on to find out why Alt gave an unlikely corporation—Wal-Mart—a green thumbs up. (keep reading…)
