Cities Outpacing Suburbs in Population Growth
For the first time since the 1920s, cities are outpacing suburbs in population growth. Census data released on Thursday indicates that between 2010 and 2011, urban centers in 27 of the nation’s 51...
View ArticlePlacemaking in San Francisco: Cultural Development and Economic Growth
In a world growing increasingly connected by social media and globalization, one of the most important things that a city can do to ensure long-term economic vitality is to promote its...
View ArticlePartner Interview: Brian Payne, President, Central Indiana Community Foundation
What makes Indianapolis great? Indianapolis has a fantastic sense of community. It has a long history and culture of welcoming outsiders into the community leadership arena. I'm a Californian who...
View ArticleLee Fisher on Meeting of the Minds
Lee Fisher, President and CEO of CEOs for Cities, was recently interviewed about the upcoming Meeting of the Minds event. On October 9-11, Lee will join global leaders to convene in San Francisco for...
View ArticleClimbing the Income Ladder:
Earlier this week PEW released its most recent report: “Pursuing the American Dream Economic Mobility Across Generations”. Findings from the report state that, “While 84 percent of Americans have...
View ArticleLooking Past MAP-21: The Status of Public Transportation
The recent passage of the bipartisan Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) was, for many alternative transportation enthusiasts, a disappointment. Although such bipartisan action...
View ArticleMoving the Needle on Degree Attainment
It is an upsetting reality that the United States, which was once a world leader in higher education attainment, currently lags behind many developed countries in degree completion. The US Department...
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City Vitals 2.0 Highlighted on The Atlantic Cities
CEOs for Cities newest publication, City Vitals 2.0, was recently highlighted on the Atlantic Cities. Rather than ranking cities based on general principles, the report uses 29 unique metrics to...
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Beyond the Games: a look into the London 2012 Olympic Park
I was recently contacted by Heather Hilburn, a Principal Design Advisor and Project Director for the London 2012 Olympic venues and public realm. She informed me about the London Olympic Park’s...
View ArticleThe Transforming Communities Through Higher Education Convening
Earlier this week, the Lumina Foundation in association with the Council on Foundations hosted a convening in Indianapolis titled: “Transforming Communities Through Higher Education”. The goals of the...
View ArticleWant to Change the World? Start With Your City,
Our President and CEO, Lee Fisher, recently participated in a TEDx Des Moines talk.
View ArticlePerformance-Based Funding of Higher Education
The Center for American Progress just released a report titled, “Performance-Based Funding of Higher Education,” which investigates the “best practices” in six different states’ performance-based...
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Green Innovations in Boston
Our 2012 National meeting is coming up next month, and we wanted to showcase the city where it will be hosted! Here are some of the great things we've uncovered about green initiatives in Boston....
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How Cities are Leveraging Sustainable Innovations
Photo via dailymail.co.uk While yesterday’s blog post focused on innovative environmental designs generated in Boston, today's highlights many other cities throughout the nation and across the globe...
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Why Cities Should Plan for a Healthier Environment
Photo by Jimmy Benson We have all heard it before: Live Green. We are urged to recycle, to turn the lights out when we’re not in a room, and to drink from a reusable water bottle. These are all...
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Understanding the Importance of Context
At CEOs for Cities, we understand that data are only a piece of the city success story. We feel the need to make some clarifications in light of a blog post published on Gambit, a publication found...
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Technology in (and out of) the Classroom
Photo via SJU Undergraduate Admissions The apple, long a ubiquitous symbol of education, may take on a new role as technology challenges and reinvents the physical classroom… unless of course you are...
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