Cities & Regions

How placemaking empowers

How placemaking can empower urban communities, not tear them apart

Jennifer S. Vey

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

A mariachi musician walks past a mural in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, home to many Mexican migrants, in California August 5, 2014. Los Angeles is a culturally thriving city and one of the most ethnically diverse in the United States, with a population that is 48.5 percent Latino and 11.3 percent Asian, according to a 2010 census. Immigration has become a hot button issue ahead of U.S. midterm elections on November 4, and despite arguments from the White House that legal migration benefits businesses, a recent opinion poll found most Americans believe migrants place a burden on the economy. Picture taken August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 02 OF 28 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY 'LOS ANGELES, WORLD IN A CITY' SEARCH 'NICHOLSON CENSUS' FOR ALL - GM1EAAU16C101

Ruling on citizenship question may save the 2020 census

William H. Frey

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Transportation staff

Three things that matter for upward mobility in the labor market

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Pedestrians walk in Denver

To save the planet, the Green New Deal needs to improve urban land use

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump shows a photo of a "typical" border wall design during a "roundtable discussion on border security and safe communities" with state, local, and community leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1B9D0904A0

Shutdown watch: How the US pays for Trump’s border wall may leave a costly legacy

Monday, January 14, 2019

A man walks a dog past a row of vacant houses on Crandall Street, a street that became a hub for narcotics activity according to local media and police, in Binghamton, New York, U.S., April 8, 2018. Picture taken April 8, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC166673BE20

Congress in 2019: The challenge of left-behind places

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

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US population growth hits 80-year low, capping off a year of demographic stagnation

William H. Frey

Friday, December 21, 2018

Heartland research universities are catalyst for economic growth

Catalyzing economic growth in the Heartland starts with universities

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Infrastructure resilience stormwater investment

The US needs a new approach to invest in resilient infrastructure

Thursday, December 20, 2018

A 40-foot-high (12-metre-high) and 30-foot-wide (nine-metre-wide) inflatable rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is towed up the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 27, 2013. The event marks the North American debut of Hofman's Rubber Duck Project, which has taken place in other cities in Asia, Europe, Australia and South America. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E99S0NDL01

US cities leading on the Sustainable Development Goals

Ambassador Sarah Mendelson and Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, December 19, 2018