economic development posts, articles, and infographics

Manufacturing Still Matters for Cities

March 15, 2012 by Charles Arthur
with 161 views

Popular economist, Ha-Joon Chang, answers questions about the race to the bottom, going green and the Occupy movement. [read more]

Place And Economic Development

January 20, 2012 by Jim Russell
with 186 views

Is "cool" an economic development strategy? A few of my blog posts are syndicated at Sustainable Cities Collective. (ed. note: here!) Sometimes the title gets tweaked in a way that highlights a controversy. Such is the value of a good editor. That was the case with my most recent work about Pittsburgh versus Portland. The larger issue of... [read more]

Is 'cool' an economic development strategy?: Pittsburgh Versus Portland

January 17, 2012 by Jim Russell
with 328 views

Move to Portland and be somewhere. Move to Indianapolis and do something. Portland is a wonderful example of great placemaking. Placemaking to what end? Portland is attractive. Portland is winning the war for talent. Portland is San Francisco without jobs. [read more]

Replay: The Decline of Civic Leadership Culture

June 25, 2010 by Aaron Renn
with 635 views

“Cleveland’s leadership has no apparent theory of change. Overwhelmingly, the strategy is now driven by individual projects. These projects, pushed by the real estate interests that dominate the board of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, confuse real estate development with economic development. This leads to the ‘Big Thing Theory... [read more]

Some thoughts on high-speed rail - part 5: Economic Development

April 26, 2010 by David Levinson
with 279 views

There is no grounded empirical work to date on the economic development impacts of high-speed rail in the United States, since such services do not exist. Little has been written from objective (as opposed to vested) sources. The Congressional Research Service has tried to balance the arguments: Promoting Economic Development "HSR,... [read more]

The ROI for smart growth and placemaking: "Love Ain’t Enough: Put Up or Shut Up"

March 26, 2010 by John Michlig
with 270 views

Fortunately, creating communities that feature great places and human-scaled development is paying off in terms of higher property values and their attraction of non-polluting industries. This link features other returns-on-investment in digest form: Like any next, big something, placemaking is growing up. And in its role as gawky... [read more]

From a mobility to an accessibility orientation

February 3, 2010 by Daniel Nairn
with 517 views

Over at the Planetizen Interchange blog, a fascinating debate has been brewing over the fundamental purpose of transportation. Todd Litman, Sam Staley, Michael Lewyn and a handful of commenters are involved. When debating transportation, we often jump right to the question of automobile vs. transit, but the more interesting dividing... [read more]

US Green Economy Leadership: Now or Never

February 1, 2010 by Warren Karlenzig
with 302 views

Toledo, Ohio: The first green wave? It's time for the United States and the Obama Administration to take a stand. Either this country will become a leader in sustainability technology, services and implementation, or it will languish forever behind the European Union, China, the Middle East, South Korea and other nations. After a... [read more]

UN Report: USD 500 Billion Per Year Needed to Help Developing Countries on Climate Change

September 9, 2009 by The Dirt ASLA
with 126 views

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) released a new report, the 2009 World Economic and Social Survey: Promoting Development, Saving the Planet, which recommends a new “Marshall Plan” of more than USD 500 billion per year, or one per cent of world global output, to help developing countries deal... [read more]

Report: Mill Creek trail could create 445 jobs, $52 million economic impact

September 8, 2009 by Kevin LeMaster
with 148 views

A fully-completed Mill Creek Greenway Trail could create at least 445 jobs and create a more than $52 million economic impact, according to a new report by the Applied Economics Research Institute (AERI) at the University of Cincinnati.The trail also would provide at least an additional $1.86 million in local tax revenue, said AERI... [read more]

African geopolitics shifting?

August 26, 2009 by Rory Williams
with 164 views

If the world is moving towards a multipolar state, a big question is whether Africa will be one of those poles. World Bank Group head Robert Zoellick, wrapping up a visit to the continent last week, sees no reason why it shouldn't be. But what will it take? For one thing, Africa needs to reduce reliance on outside help. ... [read more]

Morgan, OTR group propose changes to City code enforcement

July 21, 2009 by Kevin LeMaster
with 174 views

A group led by Over-the-Rhine Foundation executive director Mike Morgan and neighborhood resident Danny Klingler has submitted a 29-page report to Cincinnati City Council, outlining changes he believes will both save historic buildings and spur economic development.Calling a recent surge in demolitions an "imminent threat", especially... [read more]