USA Today: American cities to Millennials: Don’t leave
By Haya El Nasser Published: December 4, 2012 5:46AM EST December 4. 2012 The hot pursuit of young professionals has been at the core of American cities’ urban revival for more than a decade. It worked. They came, they played, they stayed. An urban renaissance unfolded as the number of people living in America’s downtowns soared, construction of condos and loft apartments boomed and once-derelict neighborhoods thrived. In many of the largest cities in the most-populous metropolitan areas, downtown populations grew...
read moreFast Company Co.Exist: The Top 10 Smartest Cities In North America
By Boyd Cohen Published: December 4, 2012 Some cities are adding high-tech infrastructure. Some are implementing revolutionary sustainability plans. Others are fostering innovative business and science developments. But which city combines these qualities and others to be the smartest city? A few weeks ago, Co.Exist published a ranking of European smart cities (A global smart city ranking was published earlier this year). Now we are publishing the top 10 cities in North America. The rankings are based on a device I developed...
read moreSmartPlanet: When it comes to innovation, can the U.S. stay competitive?
By Andrew Nusca Published: November 13, 2012 MARANA, Ariz. — The highlights list for American innovation is long indeed, but so is the list of complaints. U.S. public transit — from trains to airplanes — is second-class. Mobile phone service is subpar. Infrastructure? Inferior. American education: left wanting, particularly at the secondary school level. And let’s not even talk about healthcare, where Americans outspend the world by a tremendous margin with little to show for it in terms of lifespan. As...
read moreSustainable Cities Collective: Cities and Universities: Natural Partners in Advancing Sustainability
Posted: September 13, 2012 As city budgets and resources continue to feel the weight of economic pressures, one word has been at the center of recommendations to overcome challenges: partnerships. And when considering the range of topics contained within city sustainability efforts, the types of available partnership opportunities can become extensive: private sector, community groups, advocacy organizations, state agencies, regional councils, faith-based communities, health care providers, local businesses, schools and...
read moreThe Boston Globe: Educational Levels Tied to Area’s Lower Joblessness
By Katie Johnston Published: August 29,2012 As jobs increasingly require college degrees, the Boston area’s highly educated workforce is a key reason that the region’s unemployment rate has fallen well below the national average, according to a study to be released Wednesday. The report, by the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, studied job openings and educational levels in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas and found a gap between the education that employers demand and the levels attained by...
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