Communities are coming together right now in ways most of us have never seen before. And we’re realizing we really need each other. How can local leaders harness this energy to build stronger local communities and economies once the crisis recedes?
Read MoreTracing the origins of a single meal reminds us how vulnerable we are to disruptions in the global supply chain. How do we create redundancies at home?
Read MoreOne plan to kickstart the economy after the coronavirus crisis involves resurrecting a familiar plan: a massive infrastructure bill. Where will the money come from and where will it go? The answers aren’t encouraging.
Read MoreIn these challenging times, we’re re-learning how much we need each other. Here are some folks stepping up in a big way.
Read MoreFive bold strategies to prioritize and jumpstart economies in resort communities.
Read MoreThe pandemic has revealed things that were always true but were frequently obscured...or ignored.
Read MoreWhat the use of face masks to slow coronavirus — or the lack of use — teaches us about why change is so hard.
Read MoreWhat technological disasters — like the Deepwater Horizon explosion — can tell us about why our economy seems to lurch from crisis to crisis.
Read MoreA touring musician reflects on how the speed and scale of life has contracted during the crisis. Does how we build our cities allow for a slower, more thoughtful pace during the good times too?
Read MoreCoronavirus may be the crisis of our time. Great leaders past and present demonstrate that one practice in particular can be the difference-maker.
Read MoreCentralized systems are good at getting us cheap food, cars, and toilet paper—until they’re not. They’re also really bad at isolating deadly outbreaks.
Read MoreThe coronavirus is revealing how fragile our economy is. (Look no further than disruptions to the global supply chain.) As we rebuild, will we double down on the failed status quo…or build something ANTI-fragile?
Read MoreNo North American city is overcrowded. Not a single one.
Read MoreSome will use the spread of coronavirus as a knock against dense cities. But walkable, bikeable cities are also more adaptable — and will fare better in the long-run.
Read MoreWalking is one of the best things you can do, even during a pandemic. There’s just one rule…
Read MoreAre spread-out suburbs safer in a pandemic than compact, walkable cities? Short answer: Yes. Does that mean suburban-style neighborhoods are “stronger” during a pandemic? Not even close. Here’s why.
Read MoreIf we do these simple things, we’ll set the stage not just to survive but to thrive once the pandemic dies down. (And it will die down.)
Read MoreFinancially, public pension funds are finished. There are two important reasons we need to admit this now…and find a way forward together.
Read MoreThe lesson of coronavirus is not that it’s bad to have strong human connections in cities. The lesson is that we need to be able to shut them down quickly when we need to.
Read MorePerhaps unknowingly, you now serve an essential role in your community’s “care map.”
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