Syracuse, N.Y. is “rightsizing the city” with the help of a partnership among Mayor Stephanie Miner, Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Vice President of Community Engagement Marilyn Higgins (both CEOs for Cities members), assorted neighborhood groups and business associations. 

An inspiring article posted on citiwire.net says that slowly… more

"A woman with a plan" is the description the New York Times gives Dr. Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York.  In very short order, she has turned the "unloved colossus" into the best economic development hope for the state of New… more

The U.S. Department of Transportation to trying to tackle the goal ending childhood obesity with transportation policy reforms. DOT hosted a conference last week called “Keeping Kids Moving” to examine how equitable transportation policy can prevent childhood obesity.

At the conference, DOT Undersecretary Roy Kienitz talked about how transportation… more

Congratulations to the winners of “Mowing to Growing: Reinventing the American Lawn, A Design Competition for Creating Productive Green Space in Cities” One Prize Award, organized by Terreform ONE.

The competition called for technical, urbanistic, and architectural strategies not simply for the food production required to feed the cities and… more

Carol Coletta talked with The Real Story with Colleen Edwards about the problems inherent in regional planning. According to Carol, regional planning works better at a conceptual level than in practice. Why? Even though big issues—those involving labor, transportation, the environment, air quality, water—all deserve discussion beyond the local… more

Letter to the Editor regarding “The Myth of the Back-to-the-City Migration” column by Joel Kotkin at The Wall Street Journal on July 6, 2010.

Joel Kotkin labels CEOs for Cities, Urban Land Institute and Richard Florida as “cheerleaders” for cities.  Speaking for CEOs for Cities, I would answer,… more

A meta-analysis published recently in the Journal of the American Planning Association says the single most important factor to minimize driving is to plan development in existing centers near the core of the metropolitan area. We couldn’t agree more. At CEOs for Cities, our work points to the same  –… more

The recently announced Boston Opportunity Agenda has set specific short term and ambitious goals to increase educational attainment in the city and is holding nonprofits accountable for meeting these goals.  The Agenda represents a new city-wide ambition and a major public-private partnership among the City of… more