If you haven't discovered Ryan Avant's blog, you should.  Here's a recent gem:

"The two big challenges for fighting poverty are: 1) reducing, as much as possible, geographic segregation of socioeconomic groups, and 2) the tendency to choose affordability over proximity among the poor, which significantly affects expected income.… more

CHICAGO (Nov. 6, 2008) Despite tough economic times, America’s 51 largest cities have the opportunity to collectively realize $166 billion in much-needed new wealth by focusing on performance improvements in three key areas: increasing the educational attainment of their citizens, reducing the number of vehicle miles traveled per person each… more

There has long been an implied social contract in the United States promising that if people work hard they will be able to earn enough to support their families. Increasingly, that contract is broken. As the number of low-wage jobs continues to grow, urban leaders must confront the social cost… more

As part of our research series taking an in-depth look at the factors for urban success outlined in City Vitals, CEOs for Cities with support from the Chicago Community Trust commissioned Paul Jargowsky at the University of Texas at Dallas and Todd Swanstrom at the University of Missouri St.… more

Despite tough economic times, America’s 51 largest cities have the opportunity to collectively realize $166 billion in much-needed new wealth by focusing on performance improvements in three key areas: increasing the educational attainment of their citizens, reducing the number of vehicle miles traveled per person each day and reducing the… more