Mayors, thought leaders, and practitioners weigh in on the mindsets needed to get past short-termism, and how to think about the piviotal points in urban history.
Books that offer a window on what is—or is not—going on in small cities, as well as some useful pointers for practitioners working in them.
The City of Gahanna has earned a spot among the Top 10 Micro American Cities of the Future by FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in its latest report, American Cities of the Future. The report contains a list of cities within North America that rank in the top 10 in various economic indicators including Overall, Economic Potential, Human …
As urban populations increase, solutions to challenges in mobility, infrastructure, and housing are of utmost importance.
In the absence of federal leadership on climate change, America’s cities have become the vanguard of the country’s efforts to create a sustainable future.
As the plight of rural America continues, creating regional solutions that connect rural areas with their urban neighbors is more critical than ever. Because mid-sized metros have lower barriers to entry for new firms, more affordable cost of living, closer cultural ties to rural areas and robust (but not daunting) business and population thresholds, these cities provide the perfect testing environments for improving, creating and developing university-industry partnerships, supply chains and labor markets to connect rural and urban areas.
As more and more people begin understanding the vision of what smart cities can be and how we will live in them, action plans become even more important. Turning vision into reality takes hard work, persistence and significant resource investments.
fDi Magazine (Foreign Direct Investment) ranks Orlando among its top 10 large “American Cities of the Future” in a number of 2017-18 rankings.
By Rebecca Troyer of the Triangle Business Journal