Community Image

Dade County (Miami) has created a new "community image" office. Its director is Alyce Robertson, and one of her concerns is the community's tree canopy. Makes more sense to focus there than on a slogan.

Recycling

RecycleBank is the brainchild of two Philadelphia natives who… more

Paul Levy, president and CEO of the Center City District in Philadelphia, is one of the most effective civic entrepreneurs in the country.   I talked to Paul on "Smart City" recently, and he told us how is using schools as a strategy to keep young professionals living in the city.

"Candidly,… more

A new report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation identifies intellectual capital and university collaboration - not just lower costs - as the primary motivation for the outsourcing of R&D by multinational companies.

The study of more than 200 multinational companies across 15 industries, mostly headquartered in the… more

For the first time in more than two decades, the city of Detroit recorded more residential units than any other region in the seven-county metropolitan area with 1,039 permits, reports the The Detroit Free Press today.  The number is attributed to an increased number of loft apartments downtown.

George… more

"The Young and Restless in a Knowledge Economy" is the subject of an Op-Ed in this morning's Washington Post. The piece, written by CEOs for Cities president Carol Coletta and economist and author of the report Joe Cortright, underscores the importance of vibrant close-in neighborhoods to… more

Executive Director of World Business Chicago and CEOs for Cities member Paul O'Connor has written a brilliant Op-Ed in the Chicago Sun-Times rebutting Joel Kotkin's recent rant against what he calls "cool city strategies."  Aside from the fact that Kotkin continues to over-simplify strategies for cities to succeed in the… more

Jaime Lerner, who as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, practiced what he calls "urban accupuncture" to change his city radically, told listeners at the Tropical Green conference last week that urban leaders must work fast so that they can avoid their own bureaucracy, avoid political problems, and avoid their own insecurities.… more

Simon Anholt was a recent guest on "Smart City," the nationally-syndicated public radio program hosted by CEOs for Cities president Carol Coletta.  Simon, perhaps the world's premier place branding expert, has just launched the Anholt-GMI City Brands Index, measure of the brand strength of 20 cities around the world. 

Here's what Simon… more

Lack of space for new development and the need for updated and upgraded municipal buildings such as libraries and schools may give way to  a unique partnership between the city and space-hungry developers in D.C.  An article in today's Washington Post notes that the city needs an estimated $2 billion… more

In a recent web poll, Fast Company asked readers, 'where would you rather work?'  The results showed that:

• 65 percent prefer a big city with lots of talent on hand
• 20 percent prefer a growing city with huge potential
• 13 percent prefer a small town with peace and simplicity… more

Metropolitan Planning Organizations are the most often cited manifestations of regional governance. Problem is, a new study from Brookings, "An Inherent Bias? Georgraphic and Racial-Ethnic Patterns of Metropolitan Planning Organization Boards," examines 50 MPOs across the nation and finds that while 29 percent of board votes represent urban… more

Technology and high gas prices are supporting an increase in carpooling. According to the Wall Street Journal, the number of people using King County's (Seattle) RideshareOnline.com, which enables people to match up for regular commutes or one-time events, is up 38 percent. A similar service in the Miami area, 1800234ride.com,… more

The Distinctive City is one of the four lenses that informs the work of CEOs for Cities.  What policies can urban leaders enact to lead a city to distinctiveness?  Supporting locally owned businesses is  likely at the top of that list.  And we've found a great example of support in… more