While regionalism might look good on paper, in practice it leaves much to be desired.  Carol Coletta discusses the pitfalls of being place agnostic in this blog entry featured on GOOD.is.

After an interview on WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi show Thursday, I started thinking again about this idea of America as a "metro nation."  I was on first with guest host Rebecca Roberts, followed by Amy Liu of Brookings, where the idea of regionalism has been pushed hard for the…

Increasing calls for regionalism by Brookings and others seems smart on its face.  But the experience with regionalism in a lot of parts of the country does not exactly produce the outcome advocates of regionalism are seeking.  I was reminded of this last week when I traveled to New…

Much has been written about regionalism and our "metro nation" lately.  But there is little evidence that local governments, even within a metro area, can cooperate on the big issues.  One organization stands in stark contrast to business as usual -- the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus of Chicagoland.

I was reminded…

Here is the smartest analysis I've seen of "regionalism" and the way costs are divided over multiple municipalities, a city and a county.  It's from our colleague and member, Tom Jones, in Memphis. 

The Memphis City Council brought the issue of who pays for what to a head when…