• What Makes Grand Rapids So Grand?
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   March 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
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   March 7, 2013
• Can one school revitalize a whole city?
• 1 Comments

• Is It Time to Revive Boarding Houses?
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   February 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

• The Mayor Had Chutzpah
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   February 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
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   February 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?
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   January 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
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   January 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.
• 1 Comments

• New Funding Model Needed for Urban Parks
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   January 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.
• 3 Comments

• San Jose Council Member Explains How City Fixed Its Pension System
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   December 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
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   December 3, 2012
• New policies and reports buttress economic and social importance of high-density cities.

• The Great Convention Center Bailout
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   December 2012
• With convention attendance down 40 million people from a decade earlier, why are cities pouring money into building and expanding facilities?
• 3 Comments

• Tired of Service Cuts, California Cities Raise Taxes
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   November 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.

• 11 Cities in Massachusetts Band Together to Solve Urban Ills
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   November 12, 2012
• Can a collaborative network help 2nd tier cities?
• 1 Comments

• Casino Developers Court Cities
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   November 2012
• The latest market for gaming isn’t in the suburbs anymore; it’s downtown, where developers are retrofitting existing buildings and changing the casino as we know it.

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