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Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | Jan 25th, 2012 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Last night President Obama said that the federal government should do what it can to bring outsourced manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Around the country, cities have already begun creating these sorts of jobs where none existed before. And they are incorporating one crucial new component: sustainability. (
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Sandra Svoboda|City Limits | Jan 11th, 2012 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
DETROIT: The auto bailout helped Motor City. Could immigration save it?
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Theodore Brown | Jun 24th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines.
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Next American City | Apr 12th, 2011 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
With “Why do you believe in HUD?” the Office of Housing and Urban Development is asking citizens to support their efforts—ranging from rental assistance to housing development to foreclosure relief—by explaining how HUD has helped them. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Feb 1st, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Boston, Washington, D.C. |
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 21st, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
If House conservatives had their way, funds for a number of programs affecting cities—including HOPE VI, Amtrak and the Community Development Fund—would be eliminated. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 4th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Phoenix |
In 2010, our web columnists tackled transit development, the foreclosure crisis, open government, architecture and Tea Partiers. Read on to see the top opinion pieces of the year. (
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William Myers | Dec 14th, 2010 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: Central, South | Cities: Denver, Tampa, Washington, D.C. |
As a new, more conservative Congress takes office, a preview of the possible. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Nov 1st, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Milwaukee |
An interview with Andrew Dahl, who works for the City of Minneapolis, keeping the city’s neighborhoods and economy vibrant. (
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Marc Lefkowitz | Oct 20th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Baltimore, Cleveland, Memphis |
The last days of the Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference featured a speech from Secretary Shaun Donovan as well as copious examples of initiatives in urban gardening, land reclamation and smart growth planning. Also, download a report outlining strategies for reclaiming vacant properties. (
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