Tod Newcombe

Recent Articles

• Big Challenges for LA's New Mayor
• May 22, 2013
• How will Eric Garcetti lead a city that's been stuck in the economic doldrums and suffered through four years of budget deficits?

• Air Service in Steep Decline at Small and Mid-Sized City Airports
• May 20, 2013
• The days of numerous flights from the nation’s small, medium and large airports are over.

• Bike Lane Battles Heat Up
• May 15, 2013
• Cities like San Francisco and Chicago are running into resistance from drivers as they try to meet demand for more bike lanes.
• 4 Comments

• Cities Ramp Up Data Projects
• May 9, 2013
• Better ways of using data can speed up solutions to urban issues. But a number of traditional problems stand in the way.

• Complete Streets Policies Surge in Popularity
• Apr 30, 2013
• A new report says 488 states, counties and cities now have a plan that calls for streets that are "safe for all users of all ages and abilities."
• 5 Comments

• Preservation Tax Credit and Local History in Danger
• Apr 30, 2013
• The historic tax credit, which has helped preserve thousands of old buildings in cities across the country, is at risk of being eliminated.
• 2 Comments

• 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.
• 1 Comments

• Detroit’s Tax Dilemma, a Local Government Anniversary and School Success
• Mar 7, 2013
• Can one school revitalize a whole city?
• 1 Comments

• Cloud Computing in Texas, Chief Innovation Officers and Cyberthreats
• Mar 5, 2013
• News you should know about government and technology.
• 1 Comments

• 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.
• 2 Comments

• 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.
• 1 Comments

• 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.
• 2 Comments

• 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.
• 11 Comments