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The Unmalling of America
How Municipalities Are Navigating the Changing Retail Landscape
By Gregory Scruggs
December 2019, English
The struggling Bangor Mall is a national parable of changing retail habits. Built on a former dairy farm in Maine, the mall threw open its doors in October 1978, growing to serve up to two-thirds of the state’s population with a plum location off a main thoroughfare, Interstate 95, in the middle of the […]
Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax
December 2019, English
The struggling Bangor Mall is a national parable of changing retail habits. Built on a former dairy farm in Maine, the mall threw open its doors in October 1978, growing to serve up to two-thirds of the state’s population with a plum location off a main thoroughfare, Interstate 95, in the middle of the […]
Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax
City Tech
Privacy, Equity, and the Future of the Smart City
By Rob Walker
December 2019, English
As a rule, 12-acre development projects don’t tend to receive national or international attention. But that hasn’t been the case for Quayside, a parcel off Lake Ontario in Toronto. Two years ago, Waterfront Toronto—the government entity overseeing the redevelopment and reconfiguration of a larger swath of real estate along the Don River that includes […]
City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Technology and Tools
December 2019, English
As a rule, 12-acre development projects don’t tend to receive national or international attention. But that hasn’t been the case for Quayside, a parcel off Lake Ontario in Toronto. Two years ago, Waterfront Toronto—the government entity overseeing the redevelopment and reconfiguration of a larger swath of real estate along the Don River that includes […]
City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Technology and Tools
Curriculum Innovation
Lincoln Institute Seeks Examples of Innovative Urban Planning Coursework
By Emma Zehner
December 2019, English
Over the past ten years, more than 200 students at Stanford University have had the chance to work with Bay Area government agencies and nonprofits on real-world projects related to digital inclusion, transit-oriented development, youth development, and other urban challenges. Through a combination of in-class instruction and fieldwork-based learning, Deland Chan’s Sustainable Cities course […]
December 2019, English
Over the past ten years, more than 200 students at Stanford University have had the chance to work with Bay Area government agencies and nonprofits on real-world projects related to digital inclusion, transit-oriented development, youth development, and other urban challenges. Through a combination of in-class instruction and fieldwork-based learning, Deland Chan’s Sustainable Cities course […]
Inclusionary Housing
Creating and Maintaining Equitable Communities
By Rick Jacobus
December 2019, English
Housing, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality
December 2019, English
Housing, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality
Inclusionary Housing
Creating and Maintaining Equitable Communities
Rick Jacobus
December 2019, English
Policy Brief
Housing, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality
December 2019, English
Policy Brief
Housing, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality
Mensaje del presidente
Lecciones que nunca se aprendieron
November 2019, Spanish
“Ojalá no supiera ahora lo que no sabía antes”. Era un verso al pasar en la balada “Against the Wind” (“Contra el viento”) de Bob Seger de 1980, una reflexión sobre la inocencia y el remordimiento. Si bien le parecía que sonaba raro y no era gramaticalmente correcto, Seger lo conservó porque a […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance
November 2019, Spanish
“Ojalá no supiera ahora lo que no sabía antes”. Era un verso al pasar en la balada “Against the Wind” (“Contra el viento”) de Bob Seger de 1980, una reflexión sobre la inocencia y el remordimiento. Si bien le parecía que sonaba raro y no era gramaticalmente correcto, Seger lo conservó porque a […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance
Tecnociudad
El alumbrado se hace más inteligente, ¿y nosotros?
Por Rob Walker
November 2019, Spanish
En 1879, una delegación de funcionarios de Detroit tomó un barco a vapor y cruzó el lago Erie hacia Cleveland; allí, examinó el primer alumbrado eléctrico de la nación. Tres semanas antes, el inventor e ingeniero Charles Brush había encendido el interruptor de una decena de “lámparas de arco” en una plaza pública. “La […]
Infrastructure, Local Government, Technology and Tools
November 2019, Spanish
En 1879, una delegación de funcionarios de Detroit tomó un barco a vapor y cruzó el lago Erie hacia Cleveland; allí, examinó el primer alumbrado eléctrico de la nación. Tres semanas antes, el inventor e ingeniero Charles Brush había encendido el interruptor de una decena de “lámparas de arco” en una plaza pública. “La […]
Infrastructure, Local Government, Technology and Tools
Un gran plan en el campus
Un experimento sobre el redesarrollo comunitario echa raíces en una universidad cerrada de Detroit
Por Anna Clark
November 2019, Spanish
Una mañana nublada de domingo, en el noroeste de Detroit, el campus de Marygrove College estaba atestado. Una multitud de adultos y niños con camisas color azul brillante llenó los parques verdes, rodeada de carpas y globos. Pronto estuvieron listos para la ceremonia de apertura de la caminata por el cáncer Relay for Life […]
Economic Development
November 2019, Spanish
Una mañana nublada de domingo, en el noroeste de Detroit, el campus de Marygrove College estaba atestado. Una multitud de adultos y niños con camisas color azul brillante llenó los parques verdes, rodeada de carpas y globos. Pronto estuvieron listos para la ceremonia de apertura de la caminata por el cáncer Relay for Life […]
Economic Development
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