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A New Chapter
Cities Are Tackling the Housing Crunch—by Building Above the Library
Septiembre 2019, inglés
In early 2019, the town of Cornelius, Oregon, celebrated the opening of a new mixed-use development called Cornelius Place. Situated on the town’s main thoroughfare, the building features a 13,650-square-foot public library that replaces one at City Hall that was only one-quarter that size. It also includes a café, a courtyard that will host […]
Septiembre 2019, inglés
In early 2019, the town of Cornelius, Oregon, celebrated the opening of a new mixed-use development called Cornelius Place. Situated on the town’s main thoroughfare, the building features a 13,650-square-foot public library that replaces one at City Hall that was only one-quarter that size. It also includes a café, a courtyard that will host […]
City Tech
Streetlights Are Getting Smarter—Are We?
Septiembre 2019, inglés
In 1879, a delegation of officials from Detroit took a steamship across Lake Erie to Cleveland, where they examined the nation’s first electric streetlights. Three weeks earlier, inventor and engineer Charles Brush had flipped the switch on a dozen “arc lamps” in a public square in the latter city. “Most people seemed struck with admiration,” reported […]
Septiembre 2019, inglés
In 1879, a delegation of officials from Detroit took a steamship across Lake Erie to Cleveland, where they examined the nation’s first electric streetlights. Three weeks earlier, inventor and engineer Charles Brush had flipped the switch on a dozen “arc lamps” in a public square in the latter city. “Most people seemed struck with admiration,” reported […]
President’s Message
Lessons Never Learned
Septiembre 2019, inglés
“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” It was a throwaway line in Bob Seger’s 1980 ballad “Against the Wind,” a reflection on innocence and regret. Although he felt the line sounded odd and thought it was grammatically incorrect, Seger kept it in because the people around him liked it. The […]
Septiembre 2019, inglés
“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” It was a throwaway line in Bob Seger’s 1980 ballad “Against the Wind,” a reflection on innocence and regret. Although he felt the line sounded odd and thought it was grammatically incorrect, Seger kept it in because the people around him liked it. The […]
Next Steps
Hammering Out a Future for Water Users in the U.S. West
Septiembre 2019, inglés
Just months after they celebrated the signing of a complex management plan for the drought-stricken Colorado River, the states that rely on the waterway are gearing up for a new, longer-term negotiation over how to manage it during increasingly difficult times. For nearly six years, representatives from the seven U.S. states of the Colorado […]
Septiembre 2019, inglés
Just months after they celebrated the signing of a complex management plan for the drought-stricken Colorado River, the states that rely on the waterway are gearing up for a new, longer-term negotiation over how to manage it during increasingly difficult times. For nearly six years, representatives from the seven U.S. states of the Colorado […]
New Publication
How to Design Your Scenario Planning Process
Septiembre 2019, inglés
How will the introduction of autonomous vehicles affect the Philadelphia metro area? That question brought several regional stakeholders together this summer, including representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the regional African-American Chamber of Commerce, Drexel University, and other organizations. Participants considered four different scenarios that might result from this vehicular shift, ranging from […]
Septiembre 2019, inglés
How will the introduction of autonomous vehicles affect the Philadelphia metro area? That question brought several regional stakeholders together this summer, including representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the regional African-American Chamber of Commerce, Drexel University, and other organizations. Participants considered four different scenarios that might result from this vehicular shift, ranging from […]
Big Plan on Campus
At a Shuttered Detroit College, a Community Development Experiment Takes Root
Septiembre 2019, inglés
On a cloudy summer morning in northwest Detroit, the campus of Marygrove College was bustling. A crowd of adults and children in bright blue shirts swarmed the green lawns, surrounded by tents and balloons, readying for the opening ceremony of the Relay for Life cancer walk. A DJ blared rousing music to keep energy […]
Septiembre 2019, inglés
On a cloudy summer morning in northwest Detroit, the campus of Marygrove College was bustling. A crowd of adults and children in bright blue shirts swarmed the green lawns, surrounded by tents and balloons, readying for the opening ceremony of the Relay for Life cancer walk. A DJ blared rousing music to keep energy […]
Mayor’s Desk
On Leading a Post-Industrial City in a Post-National World
Septiembre 2019, inglés
Marvin Rees was born in Bristol, U.K., and grew up in the city’s public housing. From there, he went on to study economic history and politics at Swansea University, then global development at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and the Yale World Fellows global leadership program. Rees worked in public health, promoting racial equality in […]
Septiembre 2019, inglés
Marvin Rees was born in Bristol, U.K., and grew up in the city’s public housing. From there, he went on to study economic history and politics at Swansea University, then global development at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and the Yale World Fellows global leadership program. Rees worked in public health, promoting racial equality in […]
Land Matters Podcast
Episode 4: Solutions in Slums
Agosto 2019, inglés
Over the years, cities have responded to the expansion of such informal settlements with a range of policies including eviction and relocation. But some suggest that cities should stop thinking of slums as a problem to be solved.
Agosto 2019, inglés
Over the years, cities have responded to the expansion of such informal settlements with a range of policies including eviction and relocation. But some suggest that cities should stop thinking of slums as a problem to be solved.
