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Diana Lind | Next American City | Sep 26th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Cleveland, New York |
Next American City talks with Gary Hattem, President of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, about the role of the private sector in advancing more equitable, vibrant and opportunity-rich cities.
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Sep 22nd, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cincinnati |
Chad Wick runs the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, which is hoping to revolutionize the education system in the United States through a model known as Strive. He talked with Next American City about what Strive has achieved in Cincinnati through collaborative action, philanthropy and new leadership models. (
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Next American City | Sep 21st, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Next American City is the proud media co-sponsor of Meeting of the Minds on September 22 and 23. We invite you to view the conference via live and free webcast.
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Theodore Brown | Sep 3rd, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, South | Cities: New York |
Hurricane Irene was predicted to be once-in-a-generation bad. Cities were evacuated and panic was widespread. The nation kept an especially focused eye on New York’s preparations in a city that has seen less than a dozen major storms since 1821. (
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Amy Kedron | Aug 31st, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Economy | Region: | Cities: Buffalo |
Residents and proprietors have embraced Buffalo First’s localism initiative for a host of reasons, the most compelling of which has been economic. (
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Sarah Bishop | Aug 23rd, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Buffalo’s struggles have inspired innovation in urban revitalization and sustainability. The passion and ingenuity of local organizers, business owners, artists, preservationists and community members are truly major points of Buffalo pride.
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Kadley Gosselin | Jul 27th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, West Coast | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
A study conducted by Latitude asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one full week. The results point to many opportunities for mobile information to reduce dependence on driving by improving the experience of taking more sustainable transit.
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Angie Schmitt | Jul 20th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
Over the weekend, a team of bicyclists beat an airplane from Burbank to Long Beach, California. The closely watched, 40-mile race was a thrilling climax to a story that’s been unfolding for weeks now. “Carmaggedon” — the weekend closure of the 405 freeway. (
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Theodore Brown | Jul 19th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
In case you hadn’t heard, the Federal Government is hovering dangerously close to its debt ceiling. The paralysis of Federal government programs is finite, but the effect of a default is less understood on the municipal-level where debt is based on state and local statutes. (
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Smart Growth America | Jul 15th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
This weekend’s construction on Route 405 in LA is predicted to be so disastrous that news outlets have dubbed it “Carmageddon.” Public officials have all said essentially the same thing: “Just stay home.” JetBlue says: “Fly Burbank to Long Beach for $4.
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