William Fulton

William Fulton is vice president of the advocacy group Smart Growth America, a senior fellow at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California and a principal in the California-based urban planning firm The Planning Center | DC&E. He formerly served as mayor, deputy mayor and a member of the City Council in the City of Ventura, Calif.

Recent Articles

  • The Desert Driver
  • Apr 1, 2008
  • Commuters are infringing on resort communities, making it hard to keep cheap housing around for local workers.

  • Warming Up to BRAC
  • Feb 1, 2008
  • When the Pentagon targets a base near you, it could translate into serious economic opportunities.

  • The New Industrial Age
  • Dec 1, 2007
  • Cities on the cutting edge of the new economy are taking steps to retain their stock of industrial land.

  • Hyping the Hip
  • Oct 1, 2007
  • Cities need to attract both the "creative class" and blue-collar manufacturing to survive in the 21st century.

  • The Rich Get Richer
  • Aug 1, 2007
  • For states and cities, the trick is to capture the wealth when and where it's created and put it to long-term use locally.

  • Reversing the Brain Drain
  • Jul 1, 2007
  • Cities are starting to use scholarships to local colleges to keep promising young people from moving away.

  • The Retirement Factory
  • Jun 1, 2007
  • Building a local economy around retirees may seem like the perfect growth formula, but it has its flaws.

  • A Business Decision
  • Apr 1, 2007
  • When it comes to making loans to local companies, should a city act like a banker or a venture capitalist?

  • Stuck at Home
  • Feb 1, 2007
  • A vibrant local economy needs a good supply of housing for sale at lots of price points. But that's not what's happening right now.

  • This Old Factory
  • Dec 1, 2006
  • In a number of states, there's starting to be pushback against rezoning industrial land for housing.

  • Go Global, Act Local
  • Oct 1, 2006
  • The best trade missions aren't really trade missions at all. Increasingly, the goal is not to sell or trade but to learn.

  • The China Connection
  • Jun 1, 2006
  • The Asian giant isn't stealing our manufacturing jobs. The jobs, themselves, are evaporating.

  • Nerdistan or Not
  • Apr 1, 2006
  • The latest wave of research parks have a different connection to the global economy and the small tech companies they serve.

  • A Season to Swarm
  • Dec 1, 2005
  • Policy wonks are having a field day with creative ideas to rebuild the Gulf Coast. But action is likely to be the same old-same old.

  • When Brac Comes Calling
  • Oct 1, 2005
  • Nothing is more political or emotional than base closures. But in the end, how much does it really matter?


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