Towns and cities across the country are wrestling with how to increase outside space for retail and dining, to give businesses a fighting chance during the pandemic. Here are four key takeaways from one city’s experience.
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Towns and cities are converting parking spaces into “parklets” as a temporary social distancing resource. But the benefits of parklets will outlast the pandemic.
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This pandemic will have long-term economic impacts on cities far beyond the coastal metropolises.
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Home chefs in California can now prepare, sell, and serve food prepared in home kitchens—as long as the county gets on board. Here’s why this is a potential game-changer.
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It’s become common for the media to run stories about a supposed pandemic-induced flight to the suburbs. But there’s a problem: it’s not supported by data.
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Kansas City has spent decades buying into the “Growth Ponzi Scheme,” forever pursuing new growth to pay off old debts. Now the bills are coming due.
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Cities won’t die in a vacuum. When you see a vacant office building, what you’re really looking at is your pension fund going belly-up, a loan that won’t get repaid, services that will have to be cut.
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With fewer entertainment options available, Americans are turning to an old friend. They’re opening their wallets too.
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We need to act quickly to make our streets safer for walking, biking, and rolling. But acting quickly doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice local nuance.
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Getting yourself from Point A to Point B in your city shouldn’t require 100-square-feet of space.
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The free guide to transforming your community into a stable and prosperous place.
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Follow these steps and you’ll stabilize your community and lay the groundwork for the strongest possible recovery.
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From the author of “The Righteous Mind,” three insights from positive psychology on how to thrive in the COVID-19 crisis.
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Don’t ask if we can still afford public transit in American cities. Ask if we can still afford the alternative: car-dependent development, and universal car usage as a minimum ante to participate in society.
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Last week we released Nine Things Local Government Needs to Do Right Now in Response to the Pandemic. Here’s the next step for a strong recovery.
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The pendulum swing back to localization, the essential work of being a citizen, and learning to see past the false narrative — three must-read articles to better understand our world.
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People are driving at half the normal rate. Now’s the time to cultivate new uses for our streets—uses which will help us both now and into the future.
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“We often talk about how megabanks are too big to fail. But the bigger problem is that megabanks are too big to succeed at the very things we most need the financial sector to do.”
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Here are the immediate steps every community should be taking to respond to the pandemic.
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The special tax districts used to finance suburban expansion have been big trouble in past recessions. They’re worth watching now too.
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