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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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The Big Fix
Is Free Rent Enough to Jumpstart a Sleepy Commercial District?
Birmingham finds success with an innovative program to rejuvenate a neighborhood.
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Urban Wonk
This Is What a Neighborhood Revitalization Actually Looks Like
A low-income community in Boston taps homegrown business leaders for a brighter future.
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Maps
Is Your Region Innovative, Productive, Creative, or Just Populated?
A new study gauges the relative contribution of U.S. metros to population, innovation, and economic growth.
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Charts
Why All Those New Fees Your City Is Charging Are Likely Permanent
Cash-strapped local governments overwhelmingly turned to fees instead of raising taxes in recent years. And they like them.
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Rankings
The Global Cities That Offer the Most Opportunity
A new report ranks the world's leading cities for economic, technological, and social opportunity.
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Videos
An Urban Farm Puts New Orleans Teens to Work
Grow Dat offers kids a chance to learn about urban farming and hunger.
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The Big Fix
Radio, Not the Internet, Might Be The Future of Local News
For the first time, neighborhoods will be able to bid on local radio wavelengths. Here's what that means for cities.
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Want to Get More Families Into a City? Pay Their Kids' College Tuition
Promise programs are springing up in Rust Belt cities. But some are working better than others. Here's why.
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Charts
Compelling Evidence That Red-Light Cameras Do Make Roads Safer
In this ongoing debate, a new study finds that as red-light cameras go dark, red light running goes up — immediately.
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The Ingredients of 'Complete Communities'
Ideas for gauging our progress toward more equitable, affordable, sustainable, and walkable metros.
