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Misunderstanding Metros

The vernacular notion of "metro area" or "urban region" may not match up with standard political designations, like municipality, county, state, or city-state. Too bad. Ambiguity and complexity are hallmarks of today's mega-cities.

June 7, 2021 - Common Edge Collaborative

Gateway Arch

Invest STL's Community Development Efforts Have Regional Scope

The St. Louis region now has its first community economic development system. Invest STL, as its called, will work to create "a pipeline of place-based, neighborhood-led development projects."

April 21, 2016 - Next City

Midwest Flags

12 Maps to Explain the Midwest

Aaron Renn scours the Internet to find 12 maps that attempt to do the impossible: define the geographic and cultural expanse known as the American Midwest.

October 30, 2015 - The Urbanophile

Metro Job Generators

Regional business planning and cooperation at the metropolitan level is creating hubs of prosperity in the U.S.

April 12, 2011 - Brookings Institution

Forget Cities - It's Regions and Neighborhoods That Matter

When it comes to economics, statistics, demographics, development, and our daily actions, city lines don't count for much - neighborhoods and regions are where things happen, says Kaid Benfield.

November 2, 2010 - Sustainable Cities Collective

Metro Areas Organizing Themselves Towards Regional Goals

Metropolitan officials in the Sun Corridor of Arizona are increasingly working together to form a self-organized super-region, according to this analysis.

February 22, 2010 - The New Republic

Reborn From the Crisis

In this thorough piece from The Atlantic, Richard Florida looks at the economic crisis facing the world, how it's affecting cities and regions, and how it will have a lasting effect on the U.S. -- in both good and bad ways.

February 13, 2009 - The Atlantic

Review Calls for Oregon Land Use System Reworking

A new review of Oregon's land use system calls for a reworking of the state's policies to allow counties and regions to make more focused and appropriate decisions.

January 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

New York Regional Plan Association Advocates 'America 2050' Plan

According to RPA Executive Director Robert Yaro, global competition requires that the United States focus on regions for future infrastructure investment.

May 5, 2008 - The Planning Report

Strenghtening The Center City Is Not Enough

Harald Bodenschatz calls for a radical shift in the urban planning discourse when he claims for a revitalization not only of the downtown, but of the district centers and of suburbia itself, which should be made denser and more valuable.

April 29, 2008 - The Urban Reinventors Online Urban Journal

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