Economic Engines


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William Fulton
E-mail: wfulton@smartgrowthamerica.org
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Alex Marshall
E-mail: alex@rpa.org
  • This Old Factory
  • In a number of states, there's starting to be pushback against rezoning industrial land for housing.

  • Private Assistance
  • Not since the expansion of railroads in the 19th century has such a horde of international capitalists been so eager to invest in our transportation.

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

  • Soft on Sprawl
  • A popular planning book praises sprawl and ignores the mess left by misguided transportation policies.


  • A Bridge Too Far
  • Whether it's widening an old road or upgrading an intersection, transportation changes the way an area develops and functions.

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



  • Picking Partners
  • Should the building of vital infrastructure be left to big business or big government?

  • A Season to Swarm
  • 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.




  • Survivor's Guide
  • It's federal, state and local governments--not individuals or even companies--that determine if a transportation idea sinks or swims.


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