• 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.

• DIY Urbanism Makes Creative Use of Public Spaces
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   October 2012
• As the economy continues to take big bites out of arts and city planning budgets, this bottom-up approach is changing the look of some cities. Are governments ready to embrace these grassroots ideas?
• 1 Comments

• Tree Population Falling in Cities
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   September 2012
• Despite their aesthetic, economic and safety benefits, trees are disappearing from city sidewalks. Why?
• 6 Comments

• Chicago Brings Participatory Budgeting to the U.S.
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   July 2012
• Participatory budgeting, which started in Latin America, lets citizens determine spending priorities.
• 4 Comments

• With Americans Driving Less, What Will Happen to the Parking Lot?
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   June 2012
• Cities are finding creative uses for these environmentally unfriendly spaces.

• City Hall Buildings Fall Victim to Local Budgets
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   May 2012
• The upkeep and restoration of older city halls often become casualties of budgets squeezed by the Great Recession.
• 1 Comments

• Railroad Park Unites Birmingham, Alabama
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   April 2012
• The park, which is part of a trend of turning urban, industrial spaces into green space, pairs a functional railroad with an amphitheater, walking trails, grassy lawns and more.

• Better Zoning through Breaking Old Codes
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   March 2011
• Form-based codes have emerged as a powerful tool for city planners who want to stop the sprawl that’s resulted from bad zoning rules.
• 1 Comments

• Springfield, Mass., Wants to Become a Resurgent City
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   February 2012
• And it’s looking to tap the secret of other cities’ success in the post-manufacturing age.
• 1 Comments

• Blame Phone Apps for Graffiti’s Reemergence
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   January 2012
• Technology has spurred a renewed interest in street art. Cash-strapped cities are combating the costly problem with smartphones.

• The Trouble with Pedestrian Malls
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   December 2011
• Once popular, these car-free zones are slowly disappearing from the urban landscape.
• 16 Comments

• Pensions Threaten to Sink Cities
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   November 2011
• Pension problems at the state level have been grabbing headlines for some time, but many experts believe the real trouble is at the local level.
• 1 Comments

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