Photo Galleries
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- Nation's First Empty-Ballpark Apartments
- Indianapolis is converting its historic minor league ballpark into apartments.
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- The Geek Squad
- A team of technologists tasked with solving Louisville, Ky.'s biggest problems camps out in the city for a month.
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- Hoboken, N.J., During and After Sandy
- Months after Hoboken "filled up like a bathtub" when Superstorm Sandy hit, the cleanup is still going on.
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- Mayor Scott Smith: The Next Arizona Governor?
- Before he decides whether to run for higher office, the Mesa mayor wants to remake his city.
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- A Tea Party-Controlled County in Georgia
- Many of Fayette County's new elected leaders are Tea Partiers. Take a closer look at a couple of them.
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- 10 of the Grandest, Busiest Train Stations in America
- 2013 marks the centennial for New York City’s iconic Grand Central Terminal.
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- New York City Development Projects
- During Bloomberg’s term, the city has become known for catering to bikers and walkers.
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- Veterans Getting Help in New York State
- Utica, N.Y., offers states and localities a successful model for helping veterans.
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- Outlook 2013 Conference
- Public and private leaders at Governing's Outlook in the States and Localities conference in D.C.
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- Public Housing in Vienna
- One of Vienna’s public housing developments is also the longest residential building in the world.
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- School Safety and Design
- Some states are funding school safety improvements after the Newtown shootings.
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- Newbies in the North Carolina Legislature
- More than half the lawmakers in North Carolina have less than two years of experience.
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- Neal King: The Skiing Mayor
- The mayor of little Taos Ski Valley, N.M., is also a full-time ski instructor.
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- Historic Tour of School for the Deaf and Blind
- The school, which dates back to 1838, is filled with artifacts, including a letter from Helen Keller.
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- Trash Trucks Through the Years
- This year marks the 100th anniversary of the mechanized garbage truck. See what they looked like before that.
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- Cohousing in Washington, D.C.
- Once a relative novelty, communal living facilities continue to increase in popularity.
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- A City Hall Turned Restaurant
- Duluth's old City Hall is now an alehouse where patrons can ponder legislation and enjoy a pint.
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- Joplin, Mo., After the Storm
- The city had one of the most efficient recovery efforts after one of the costliest tornadoes.
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- One Lawmaker's Halloween-Ready Home
- The former home of the late New York state Sen. Webster Wagner resembles a haunted house.
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- Milwaukee Police Give 911 a Facelift
- The city's initiative has won kudos at the national level but created controversy locally.
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- A Day in the Life of Home-Based Care
- Most older Americans want to stay out of nursing homes. Tennessee helps them do that.
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- Cost of Government Summit
- Where state and local government officials explore how we can afford the government we need.
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- Immigrant-Friendly Dayton, Ohio
- Unlike many places, Dayton works to attract immigrants.
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- Fred Risser: Longest-Serving State Lawmaker
- The 84-year-old Wisconsin Senator has more than 50 years of government service under his belt.
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- Transformation in Lincoln Heights, Ohio
- Officials saved a blighted housing project and spurned a larger community effort to get healthy.
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- Old Saltville, Virginia
- This small town had a decades-long relationship with a company before it closed its doors in 1971.
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- Bus Rapid Transit in Cleveland
- Cleveland's 4-year-old bus rapid transit line is considered one of the country’s top BRT systems.
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- Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Colorado
- Denver's RiverRock Wellness has been growing and selling medical marijuana since 2010.
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- Washington, D.C.,'s Newest Libraries
- The newest D.C. libraries incorporate progressive design and forward-looking architecture.
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- Saltville, Virginia Today
- Saltville used to be your quintessential company town. Now, those days are only a memory.
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- Union Station's Proposed Transformation
- Amtrak wants to modernize the Washington, D.C., station to make it a hub for high-speed rail.
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- District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier
- Cathy Lanier, a proponent of community policing, is one of the most popular officials in D.C.
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- Port of Baltimore Prepares for Post Panamax
- It's expanding to accommodate massive ships that are set to sail through the Panama Canal.
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- 2012 Health Datapalooza
- The future of health IT and open data was on display at the 2012 Health Datapalooza this week.
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- Washington, D.C.'s Underground Tunnels
- 75,000 square feet of empty space beneath D.C.'s iconic Dupont Circle may be put to use.
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- Urban Big Box Stores
- Walmart, Target and other retailers are developing a new blueprint for retail to fit city centers.
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- Parklets: The Next Big Idea in Urban Planning
- Cities are exchanging parking spaces (and their revenue) for green public places for people to sit.
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- The Faces of "The New Black South"
- After nearly a century of moving north, African-Americans are reshaping the South.
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- The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
- One of the oldest schools of its kind is nearing completion of a four-year, $71 million renovation.
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- Ohio Casinos Grand Openings
- Horseshoe Casino opened its doors making Ohio the 23rd state to legalize commercial gaming.
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- Incumbent Governors on the Campaign Trail
- These governors must balance gubernatorial duties with campaigning to stay in office.
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- Symbol of Old Detroit
- Shots of a lingering death for the Packard car manufacturing plant.
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- Repurposing School Buildings
- A nationwide trend to consolidate student bodies leaves structures in Kansas City and Tulsa empty.
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- Snapshot of Detroit
- The Motor City is down but not out.
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- Bright Spots in Pontiac, Michigan
- Development projects are bringing construction jobs and investment to Pontiac, Michigan.
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- Pontiac, Michigan's Emergency Manager
- When Michigan wants to keep cities from going bankrupt, they send in guys like Lou Schimmel.
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- The Top American City Flags
- The most creative, interesting and attractive city flags in the United States.
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- The 10 Biggest Infrastructure Projects
- The five biggest projects in the country right now -- and the five biggest ones in jeopardy.
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- Addressing Homelessness
- Portraits of homelessness from various cities Governing has visited since 2010.
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- Streetcars in New Orleans
- The street railway system in New Orleans is the oldest operation system of its kind the world.
Videos
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- The Geek Squad
- Learn how a team of technologists helped Louisville, Ky., improve its criminal justice system.
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