What If We Subsidized Local Jobs Instead Of Amazon?
Cities are offering massive subsidies for Amazon HQ2. What if our cities invested the same money in our local job creators instead?
Tag: cities
Hospital Or Not, The Key For Utica Is Connecting Genesee To Brewery District
Just as important as the downtown hospital debate is the need to connect Utica’s growth centers
The Trouble With Waterways: We Have To Cross Them
As our cities attempt to reconnect us to our waterways, the bridges that cross them can pose barriers to downtown growth.
Detroit Pistons Attendance Woes Are A Warning For All Cities
Lagging attendance likely fueled by issues of demographics and the inability to see how downtown wealth doesn’t connect to an impoverished city
The Real Reason Cars Will Continue To Be King
Our need to express ourselves and our worth will ultimately inhibit us from moving beyond the automobile
Amtrak Is The Best Way To See Urban New York. Here’s Why.
Amtrak might be slow, but it stops in the middle of over a half dozen urban centers in Upstate New York
Nobody Is Trying To Take Away Your Cars
Evan urbanists accept the car will always be king. That doesn’t mean we don’t need to make improvements.
Riggies, UC’s and Hockey: 3 Years of The Urban Phoenix
Three years ago today, I began the UP journey
Amazon: America’s Lottery
HQ2: The ultimate “get rich quick” solution for every stumbling city.
Desperate Development
The model for what makes stronger cities has changed, and yet we continue to embrace (and be sold on) archaic constructs that no longer apply.  Â
Your City On A Date
What would your city be like if you took it out on a first date?
My Downtown is a Neighborhood, Not Your Urban Zoo
Quelling the myth that our downtowns need to be an attraction for suburbanites
A City Without Blame
Designing cities to prevent the traditional urban problems without placing blame
What Have We Sacrificed For Transit Independence?
A commentary the sacrifices we make for a car-dominated infrastructure, and the reason we defend it with everything we have.
The Phases of Urban Revival
Like a child, cities experience similar developmental phases that lead them to a healthy, or unhealthy adulthood.