Christopher Swope

Recent Articles

• Dana Levenson
• Dec 31, 2006
• Dana Levenson is the chief financial officer of Chicago. A former banker, Levenson came to city government in 2004 as Chicago was wrapping up its $1.83 billion...

• Edwin Harrison
• Dec 31, 2006
• Edwin Harrison is director of financial services for Harris County, Texas. Last year, Harris County looked into selling or leasing its 83 miles worth of toll...

• Heads Up: 12.19.06
• Dec 19, 2006
• Philly heads explode with excitement over new Rocky flick. Inquirer Ding! St. Charles streetcar rides again in New Orleans. Times Picayune Will India follow U....

• Nature's Redevelopment
• Dec 11, 2006
• Within minutes of arriving at the National League of Cities conference in Reno last week, I was out the door on a bus tour of ...

• Competition For Credit Raters
• Dec 1, 2006
• Muni-bond issuers could have more agencies to choose from.

• The 24-Hour Rush
• Dec 1, 2006
• In many metro areas, distinct periods of congestion have morphed into heavy traffic all day long.

• A Question of Hours
• Dec 1, 2006
• Recent court rulings fail to settle a firestorm over how localities should deal with overtime pay for paramedics.

• Bus Shelters Get a New Smell
• Dec 1, 2006
• I'm pretty keen on the marketing power of public transportation. Here in D.C. lately, brown-wrapped city buses have been turned into massive candy bars, ...
• 2 Comments

• Just Ride It
• Nov 22, 2006
• If you were the C.E.O. of an airline, say, or a chain of restaurants, it would be pretty easy to put yourself in ...
• 4 Comments

• Oregon Indexes Min Wage, Sky Doesn't Fall
• Nov 3, 2006
• As 13th floor readers know, I believe that indexing the minimum wage to inflation would be an excellent way to get Democrats and Republicans to ...
• 2 Comments

• California's Auto Upgrade
• Nov 1, 2006
• Car insurance rates in the state can no longer be based first and foremost on the driver's address.

• Abolitionist Apostle
• Nov 1, 2006
• On a mission to end chronic homelessness.

• Smart Decline
• Nov 1, 2006
• In 40 years, Youngstown has lost more than half its population. Those people aren't coming back. But shrinking doesn't have to mean dying.

• Checkout Challenge
• Nov 1, 2006
• I hope that every super- market executive in the country sees these pictures. What they show is the checkout line at the Trader Joe's grocery ...

• Fried Coke Is More It Than Ever
• Oct 19, 2006
• The fried Coca-Cola craze is on. According to the Dallas Morning News, two more states--Arizona and North Carolina--are joining Texas in serving fried Coke at ...
• 2 Comments