Entries tagged with Policy
A New American Dream
May 7, 2010
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…
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…
Anti-Urban Bias Continues, Says Glaeser
March 9, 2010
Once again, Harvard professor Ed Glaeser makes a persuasive case that the anti-urban bias of federal spending and policy continues.
Writing in The Boston Globe, Ed asserts that "the billions of dollars being spent on infrastructure across the nation
provide…
An Alternative Strategy
December 21, 2009
In this essay, Vishaan Chakrabarti argues for an alternative policy approach for the U.S. that tackles the fundamental challenges we face in an integrated, purposeful way with dense urban living at the heart of it.
He imagines leaders promoting “time-tested ideas of density and mass transportation, of cities…
Experts Weigh in on Transportation Bill
December 9, 2008
There are some big names on the list, including former Sec. of Transportation Norman Mineta and Virginia Gov. Tim Kane. One pleasant surprise? There's a lot of talk about rail. Deron Lovaas, the Federal Transportation Policy Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, urges: "Rail mileage should double so that…
