Economic Development – The Urbanist Dispatch

The Power of Urban Sports (Or, Why Detroit Can Take the Lead)

April 6, 2015

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 another for th...

eight small things that will have a big impact on philadelphia in 2015

Lee Stabert

March 3, 2015

Culture, Economic Development

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 a big imp...

Downtown Raleigh Plan Presentation Rundown

Leo Suarez

November 10, 2014

Economic Development

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 works to...

Confirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment

Angie Schmitt

November 3, 2014

Economic Development, Transportation

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 – has shaped ...

Want to get people back to work? Fill the basic skills gap

Lee Chilcote

November 2, 2014

Culture, Economic Development

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 of work, ...

but wait, there’s more! 10 huge projects clevelanders are eagerly anticipating

Erin O'Brien

September 28, 2014

Economic Development, Sustainability

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 crackling all ac...

Kyle Ezell, Principal Designing Local, Ltd.

Beware of Widgets – The Case for Designing Local

Liz Hayden

August 28, 2014

Community and Neighborhoods, Economic Development

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 move beyond ...

Planet of the Primate (Cities)

Will Leimenstoll

July 10, 2014

Economic Development, Featured

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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. Funnil...

Blue Hour Over Nashville. Photo by Jim Nix on Flickr.

Nashville’s Growing Pains

Thomas Lewallen

July 7, 2014

Economic Development, Featured, Transportation

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 300 compani...

Rendering of The Banks development. Photo credit UrbanCincy.

Developing Downtown Cincinnati

Liz Hayden

June 16, 2014

Community and Neighborhoods, Economic Development, Featured

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 construction...