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Shutterstock Rather than trying to lure major retailers onto certain sites, the city is creating places Pittsburghers want to go and hoping business will follow.
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How Nonprofits Can End Up Becoming a Drain on City Budgets
Municipal governments can't sit idly by while tax-exempt organizations get services for free.
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This DIY Traffic Counter Could Change Everything About Transportation Planning
A $139 device that community groups, neighborhood associations, and advocacy organizations can use to gather data on their own.
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The Strike Is Over, But Chicago Public Schools Face an Even Uglier Fight
Officials may close as many as 100 public schools in Chicago this year. But the politics of right-sizing are never easy.
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Rankings
These Are the Cities That Can Show Us How to Create Jobs
America's most competitive large metros for job growth.
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Urban Wonk
Power Outlets for the People
Thanks to Sandy, New Yorkers have created an informal network of public phone-charging stations. But why did they have to?
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Meet the Independent Video Stores Making It in the Age of Netflix
There aren't many left, but the ones that have hung on are winning by specializing and moving into the events business.
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The Blog Igniting Omaha's Tech Scene
In a city where humbleness is a virtue, Silicon Prairie News helps entrepreneurs shout from the rooftops.
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Urban Wonk
Lessons From a Reinvented Military Base
The story of how this urban asset was re-purposed holds truths for cities engaged in similar transformations.
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Urban Wonk
What Really Happens When a City Makes Its Transit System Free?
Turns out there is such a thing as a free ride.
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Charts
To Fix Municipal Finances, States Need to Back Off
Many cities are powerless when it comes to controlling the money in their coffers. Here's how to fix that.
