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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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Michigan Is Getting the Long-Term Unemployed Back to Work
A new state program matches companies with participants.
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The Two Approaches to Cutting City Costs
There's a short-term and a long-term approach. Cities tried one, now they're looking to the other.
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Can Charlotte Rise Again?
The mayor's ambitious redevelopment plan faces steep hurdles in gaining support from a politically divided city.
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The Next Major Real Estate Cycle: Walkable Urbanism?
How shifting demand could pull real estate developers (in cities and the suburbs) in a new direction over the next generation.
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The Next Generation of DIY Urbanism Projects: So Much Cooler Than Parklets
Just wait til you see the PPPlanter on a street corner near you.
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For Buffalo's Grain Elevators, an Experimental Second Act
The formerly empty icons have become a space for art, ping pong balls, and eerie trombone concerts.
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Advice for Passing a Massive Infrastructure Referendum
Atlanta's voters rejected a one-cent sales tax to fund a public transportation overhaul. Lessons from Denver, Los Angeles and Phoenix.

