Amazon-NYC Reversal Will Aid PPPs in Other Cities

Amazon’s nullification of plans to build a second headquarters in New York holds lessons for urban economic development.

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Miami’s Housing Affordability Crisis

Miami faces a severe crisis of housing unaffordability, reinforcing the region’s high level of economic inequality. Six in 10 employed adult residents of Miami are housing cost-burdened.

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The Green New Deal? It’s Already Happening in Our Communities.

Cities large and small are stepping up their efforts to combat climate change and cope with its impact. There’s much that they can do.

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Buenos Aires: A Creative City?

Buenos Aires has been through a lot of transformations in its history.  If any global city is well-positioned to make the most of an Art Basel Cities, it is Buenos Aires.

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Miami after Amazon H2Q: Why and How the Region Must Grow Its Own Amazons

With Amazon’s search for its second headquarters or “HQ2” finally over, it’s time for Greater Miami to get back to the business of building its own economy.

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Defining Lynchburg

Economic development 101 is about telling your story to the right stakeholders and having a clear message about who you are and what you are and what your value proposition is.

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Are Dockless Scooters Here to Stay?

Cities have to address questions about safety and congestion, including where scooters will be parked and stored. It can’t just be the Wild West.

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Making Electric Scooters Work for Cities

Just as cities partner with industry in other sectors, calculated, careful, regulated partnerships for scooters hold the most promise.

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