Migration and Development in an Age of Growing Economic Inequality
A dispatch from the "Reinventing Older Communities: Bridging Growth & Opportunity" conference in Philadelphia.
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Transit Oriented Boondoggle: The Problem With Detroit’s Streetcar System
Investment in any kind of transportation should aid production, not consumption.
Failure of Place and Economic Development
How economic developers mistakenly frame human capital issues.
Trust in Cities
An established political order blocks innovation and economic development; there's too much local trust, with individuals only doing business with those they know. Look at what happened in Detroit.
People Develop, Not Places
Measuring the development of patches of Earth seems ridiculous. But that's exactly what we do. How might things differ if we measured income per natural instead of income per resident?
Is California About to Embark on a Gigantic New Experiment in Public Education?
Jerry Brown’s education plan asks, “Why not just give poor schools more state money—and authority over how to spend it?” His idea mirrors some of the most promising new theories of global development.
Why Chess Should Be Required in U.S. Schools
It's a game that motivates us to win, but also teaches us how to deal with defeat.
Bill Gates’ Solar-Powered Toilets
Bill Gates wants to potty train the world on solar-powered toilets. The developing world, specifically, where 2.6 billion…
Building Cities With Sustainability in Mind
Municipal waste — from poop to heat — can be a valuable resource that could run our cities more cheaply and sustainably, says a hands-on Canadian ecologist.