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Developing Downtown Cincinnati
Downtown Cincinnati has been getting some attention for its budding renaissance, and the recent interest is well deserved. The new vibrancy is primarily a result of two redevelopment projects under...
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Nashville’s Growing Pains
While Nashville may always be known as ‘Music City’ do not let the nickname name fool you, this town is no one-trick pony. As of 2013, Nashville’s largest industry has been healthcare with more than...
View ArticlePlanet of the Primate (Cities)
This is the first article in a multi-part series about primate cities. The recent movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” depicts a world where primates of all kinds begin to take control of the world....
View ArticleBeware of Widgets – The Case for Designing Local
Kyle Ezell, City and Regional Planning professor at Ohio State University, has recently written Designing Local: Revealing Our Truest Communities, which encourages urban planners and communities to...
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but wait, there’s more! 10 huge projects clevelanders are eagerly anticipating
To keen followers, Cleveland’s renaissance has been years in the making. But lately, it seems, the entire nation is beginning to follow along as well. And why shouldn’t they be? A new energy is...
View ArticleWant to get people back to work? Fill the basic skills gap
Low-income workers like Tawnee McCluskey often lack the basic skills needed to find a good job. To bridge the gap, experts says it’s essential to invest in training. Yet despite millions of people out...
View ArticleConfirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment
Since the 1960s and the earliest days of job sprawl, the theory of “spatial mismatch” — that low-income communities experience higher unemployment because they are isolated from employment centers –...
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Downtown Raleigh Plan Presentation Rundown
I’m throwing this post up to kind of go over what was presented a few weeks ago at the 2014 Downtown Plan Presentation. I highly recommend watching the video but going over the high-level concepts here...
View Articleeight small things that will have a big impact on philadelphia in 2015
2015, here we come! Flying Kite is taking a couple weeks off for the holidays, but we’ll be back on January 6 with a fresh new issue. To tide you over, here are a couple of small things that will have...
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The Power of Urban Sports (Or, Why Detroit Can Take the Lead)
Just as professional sports franchises can be an economic boon to urban neighborhoods, so too is there power and influence in the stadium and physical property itself. Facilities compete with one...
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