Community / Economic Development
Compact development and reinvestment in urban centers can save taxpayers money and improve regional economies. In this paper, Mark Muro and Robert Puentes review the best academic evidence on the fiscal and competitive advantages.
The Brookings Institution
Community-run clothing stores are a growing trend in the rural West.
The Salt Lake Tribune
In this editorial, a University of Maryland Professor writes that efforts to keep Wal-Mart stores out of certain communities is 'un-American.'
Ayn Rand Institute
Companies are increasingly choosing regions over places.
The Chicago Tribune
A computer scientist takes a mathematical look at how and where Americans move.
American Scientist
Joel Kotkin ranks the top 25 cities for doing business in America for Inc. Magazine, and they're not the ones you might expect.
Inc. Magazine
Portsmouth, a rural town on Aquidneck Island, hopes to create a new mixed-use center using New Urbanist principles and traffic calming techniques.
The Providence Journal
New York's 'Iron Triangle' is an eyesore, but perhaps also a thriving business community. Should it be condemned?
The New York Times
For overall quality of life, Zurich and Geneva are the top-ranked cities. Baghdad scores lowest.
Mercer Human Resource Consulting
On Tuesday, Contra Costa County, California voters chose between 'consumer choice' and 'local control.'
The San Francisco Chronicle
Canada's Governor-General discusses innovative efforts to create liveable communities nationwide.
The Toronto Star
The big-box retailer still can't crack the California market.
USA Today
Some Georgia counties consider new jails to be essential infrastructure for supporting metropolitan population growth.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cities rushing to embrace Richard Florida's 'creative class' strategies are likely to be disappointed, writes Steven Malanga.
City Journal
Critics are increasingly charging that Richard Florida's theories about the creative class simply don't work.
The Boston Globe
Community is cut off from Main Street program after opposing a freeway widening plan.
The Detroit News
Fewer residents are venturing outside their homes to patronize local businesses as home-delivery services increase.
The Washington Post
This article describes the woes caused the increasing number of empty retail big boxes in our communities and presents some strategies for rehabilitation and re-use, including conversion into more profitable retail activities.
Retail Traffic
With developable land in Southern California's urban core at a premium, underperforming strip malls are becoming a popular target for mixed use development.
The Los Angeles Times
Shifting domestic economics are reshaping immigration patterns in the United States.
Austin American-Statesmen
