Tod Newcombe

Recent Articles

• Tom Menino, Boston's 'Urban Mechanic' Mayor, Will Not Run for Re-Election
• Apr 1, 2013
• After five terms, the city's longest-serving mayor will leave office at the end of the year.

• What Makes Grand Rapids So Grand?
• Mar 28, 2013
• The Michigan city is rebounding, and its secret to success includes partnerships and a regional agenda.
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• Detroit’s Tax Dilemma, a Local Government Anniversary and School Success
• Mar 7, 2013
• Can one school revitalize a whole city?
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• Cloud Computing in Texas, Chief Innovation Officers and Cyberthreats
• Mar 5, 2013
• News you should know about government and technology.
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• Is It Time to Revive Boarding Houses?
• Feb 14, 2013
• Over time, single room occupancy hotels became the housing of last resort for the poorest and most troubled segment of an urban population and have all but disappeared.
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• Transparency, Social Media and Gun Safety
• Feb 5, 2013
• 4 ways technology can help make guns safer, 5 up-and-coming social media sites and more.
• 5 Comments

• The Mayor Had Chutzpah
• Feb 4, 2013
• Ed Koch, the lively, contentious mayor of New York City who died at the age of 88 on Feb. 1, left an indelible mark on the city where he lived and worked for most of his life.
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• U.S. Cities Consider Capping Parking Spots
• Jan 31, 2013
• Cars are being kept out of popular pedestrian areas worldwide and the movement is coming stateside.
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• When Will the U.S. Build Another Subway?
• Jan 28, 2013
• High construction costs have made it virtually impossible to build new subways. But we still need them.
• 10 Comments

• Chattanooga’s Internet Rise
• Jan 22, 2013
• Chattanooga, Tenn., has leapt to the forefront of cities with ultra high-speed broadband and has accomplished the feat in a surprisingly old-fashioned way.
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• New Funding Model Needed for Urban Parks
• Jan 15, 2013
• People love parks, but building a new urban park is expensive. It’s why so many cities rely heavily on public-private partnerships to build today’s urban parks.
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• San Jose Council Member Explains How City Fixed Its Pension System
• Dec 10, 2012
• San Jose has had its share of political troubles, from bribery to corruption, but nothing compared to the ticking pension time bomb.

• Spotlight on Walkable Neighborhoods Gets Brighter
• Dec 3, 2012
• New policies and reports buttress economic and social importance of high-density cities.

• The Great Convention Center Bailout
• Nov 30, 2012
• With convention attendance down 40 million people from a decade earlier, why are cities pouring money into building and expanding facilities?
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• Tired of Service Cuts, California Cities Raise Taxes
• Nov 21, 2012
• Have cities reached the limit when it comes to cutting services? That seems to be the case in California where voters passed 71 percent of local tax and bond measures.