When it's part of an alternative transportation system that puts $19 billion into New York City's economy each year.

In time for Earth Day, the New York City Department of Transportation released New York City's Green Dividend, a report by CEOs for Cities that, for the first time, aggregates the economic…

Every time the word "infrastructure" is mentioned as a priority for the next Administration, it is usually followed by two words:  roads and bridges.  And that should be a big concern for anyone who wants to see America finally build a next generation economy. 

We seem to be accepting an…

When does a bike lane become an economic stimulus?  When it's part of an alternative transportation system that puts $19 billion into New York City's economy each year.

Because New Yorkers drive substantially less than the average American, they realize a staggering $19 billion in savings each year — money…

On a recent stop on the now 30-city Talent Dividend tour (generously sponsored by The Lumina Foundation for Education and, in part, by DeVry Inc.), Brian Payne of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, Charles Bantz at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, and David Dressler with the Center…

The Talent Dividend Tour sponsored by the Lumina Foundation for Education has launched with four successful stops in Memphis, Atlanta, Grand Rapids and Chattanooga.  We gathered footage of the Atlanta conversation to offer a glimpse of what we're doing, who we're talking to and the discussions that are emerging.…

Chad Wick, President and CEO of the Knowledgeworks Foundation, discusses the role of two-year colleges in achieving the Talent Dividend.

Harriet Tregoning, head of the D.C. Office of Planning shares her insights on ways that cities can begin to think about capturing the Green Dividend.

Suburban Nation co-author and former NEA Design Director Jeff Speck talks about how to achieve the Green Dividend at a recent meeting of CEOs for Cities network partners.  Jeff is an urban planner based in D.C.