The American pattern of development creates the illusion of wealth. Today we are in the process of seeing that illusion destroyed…and with it the prosperity we have come to take for granted.

Kansas City, Missouri, has a serious infrastructure problem. But an emerging conversation is charting a path toward greater strength and financial resilience.

The closing of the mall’s anchor store exposes how fragile the community’s business model is, providing an opening to shift approach.

We can make low risk, high returning investments in our cities while improving the quality of life for people, particularly those who are not benefiting from the current approach.

Problems have solutions. Predicaments have outcomes. We're in a predicament.

The United States spends a lot of money on infrastructure. So then why is most of it failing?

It was going to be great, but it didn't turn out like the planners said it would.

Respected economists know that investing in infrastructure clearly makes us richer. It's obvious. No further discussion needed... Respected economists are wrong.

6 principles for building stronger and more prosperous places.

What combination of increase in private investment and downsizing of public investment will give my city a private to public investment ratio of 30:1?