This is the kind of news those of us who love cities love to hear.  

Violent crime fell 5.5 percentlast year in cities across the U.S., according to preliminary federal statistics. And in big cities the new

The incidence of violent crimes such as murder, rape and aggravated assault was… more

With $1 billion at stake, the Memphis Talent Dividend initiative is kicking off with speed.  Co-chaired by Kathy Buckman Gibson, chairman of the board for Buckman Laboratories Inc. and Tomeka Hart, president and CEO of Memphis Urban League and commissioner at Memphis City Schools, the initiative is creating a 100-day… more

The results of a recent Gallup poll show that adults living in large metropolitan areas score better than their counterparts in small towns and rural areas.

Big city residents had lower incidences of smoking, obesity, cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, while also demonstrating more visits to the dentist… more

The Chicago Office of Tourism has caught the zeitgeist of tourism 4.0 with its new focus on neighborhood experiences. For the past year, the department has sent journalists (one of whom is a former travel writer for the Tribune) into the city to find the hidden local treasures that… more

Last week on Urban Omnibus, Vishaan Chakrabarti penned an exceptional essay on the impact of unchecked materialism on the future of American leadership and prosperity. 

With his timely, tongue-in-cheek title, “Spill, Baby, Spill,” Chakrabarti unflinchingly blames America's lack of self-discipline and introspection for its oil dependency, sprawl and… more

Last week, Californian.com reported on the increasingly negative relationship between driving and homeownership. Citing studies by the Natural Resources Defense Council, CEOs for Cities, the National Housing Conference and the Surface Transportation Policy Project, the message is clear: auto-dependency reduces households' economic flexibility and, in at least 13 major… more

The Great Reset, Richard Florida's latest book, takes on the fundamental ways of American life that are no longer sustainable. Namely, he believes (and we agree) that as a country, we went overboard with the push for every American to own a home.

A better balance of rental housing… more

Last night, CEOs for Cities attended a reception at the Dirksen Senate Office building hosted by Transportation for America. More than 100 business leaders attended the event as part of T4A's national campaign to mobilize major U.S. employers in support of their agenda for the federal Transportation Reauthorization… more

In The Great Reset, his latest book, Richard Florida takes on the American way of life that took hold after World War II, when people were indoctrinated to believe that buying bigger cars and bigger houses was going to propel American greatness.

In an interview with Smart City,… more

As we've tracked the trend of talent migrating to cities for the past five years, companies are following suit as is pointed out in an article in this month's Harvard Business Review. With firms such as United, Quicken and Walgreens relocating their staff to downtown locations in order… more

Last week, Richard Florida explained to Smart City why he believes the economic crash will change our entire way of life in America. It is the premise of his newest book, The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity. Just as suburbanization propelled… more