The Growth Trap: How cities sabotage themselves
There’s no substitute for the hard work of delivering core services efficiently and keeping costs down. Anyone telling you otherwise ...
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Tag: Public Safety
Cities that want to attract business might want to focus less on financial incentives and more on making people feel safe
People’s views of risk weren’t driven primarily by objective statistics, such as FBI crime data. Instead, they were shaped by ...
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Lessons from the Bourbon Street truck attack
Safe streets don’t just prevent attacks—they make cities more livable, vibrant and accessible.
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Young families are leaving many large US cities − here’s why that matters
Young families help cities maintain or increase their population, which can counter urban shrinkage and decline. They are important advocates ...
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Documentary: A Tale of Three Cities
The program compares Kansas City, Missouri with neighboring Kansas City, Kansas and Omaha, Nebraska, similar cities that have been working ...
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