San Jose and the reemergence of the donut city
After many decades of reinvestment and repopulation, some American downtowns are now showing signs of hollowing out again.
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Traditional downtowns are dead or dying in many US cities − what’s next for these zones?
Many cities face an urban doom loop, with a massive oversupply of office and retail space, fewer commuters and a ...
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Truth in Accounting: Financial State of the Cities 2022
At the end of FY 2020, 61 cities did not have enough money to pay all their bills. This means ...
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Cities are getting a bailout from Washington. What should they do with the money?
Cities aren't being left to fend for themselves. But smart strategies now can lay the groundwork for long-term resilience.
Read moreDetailsBCP and Dole Institute of Politics video: Subsidies in the city
Competition to woo Amazon’s new headquarters brought national attention to economic development subsidies, but the practice is not new.
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Most large U.S. cities don’t have enough money to pay their bills — report
Truth in Accounting's annual look at the fiscal state of America's largest cities has no A's -- and quite a ...
Read moreDetailsBCP and Dole Institute of Politics video: Trends in municipal growth and finance
What finance and budgeting look like at the local level and how these fields have adapted with time.
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Collective bargaining transparency: A win for workers and taxpayers
As police accountability takes center stage in many city policy discussions, offering the public a window into labor negotiations makes ...
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Next COVID casualty: Cities hit hard by the pandemic face bankruptcy
U.S. cities are fast running out of cash. The pandemic will reduce local government revenues by an estimated US$11.6 billion in 2020. ...
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Getting Back To Work: An economic-recovery playbook for America’s cities
How will cities recover from COVID-related shutdowns? Better Cities Project has compiled practical answers into a playbook and website for ...
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