Why So Many Americans Are Saying Goodbye to Cities
What’s happening to New York City is a microcosm of what’s happening around the country—the hollowing out of the U.S. city.
Why It’s So Hard to Get Ahead in the South
In Charlotte and other Southern cities, poor children have the lowest odds of making it to the top income bracket of kids anywhere in the country. Why?
Will Trump’s Planned Cuts Scuttle an Ambitious P3 Plan for Broadband in Kentucky Coal Country?
The feasibility of the project in Pikeville could depend partly on federal grant programs that may be eliminated.
Mapped: Where American Income Has Grown the Most Over the Past 25 Years
Explore the growth in average income by county, 1990 to 2015
If You Build It, They Will Come
With a newly opened BART extension, the city of Fremont, California, aims to spur major economic development. For now, it's a work in progress.
Cincinnati Seeks P3 Deal to Develop a ‘Wi-Fi Superhighway’
“We want the marketplace to organically build this thing out,” according to City Manager Harry Black.
Capitol Hill’s Broadband Policy Quandary: Connecting Sparsely Populated Areas
“If we can’t get proper coverage in places like rural Iowa,” said U.S. Rep. David Loebsack, “we’re not going to have these communities survive into the future.”
Isolated Rural Communities Brace for Trump’s Essential Air Service Cuts
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: A massive fire in Raleigh raises big safety questions; New Mexico legislature adjourns without a balanced budget; and New Hampshire looks to millennial gamblers to raise revenue.
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
In an interview at SXSW, the mayor Florida's fourth-largest city discusses how city hall is helping to create an “atmosphere of innovation for entrepreneurs” to flourish.
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
“Our growth—our business growth, our population growth, our economic growth—is rooted firmly in our immigrant population,” the mayor said in an interview.
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer
“Bourbonism,” the mayor said in an interview, has helped his city bridge the urban-rural divide in Kentucky and boost economic development in the process.
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
“People live there, people start businesses in Washington, D.C., and we want people to come check out what we have to offer,” Bowser told Route Fifty in an interview at SXSW.
Phoenix’s Mayor Is Ready to Battle for the City’s Values and Economy
At SXSW, Greg Stanton is a happy warrior against state and federal interference.
Will Trump’s Budget Call for Axing an Agency That Works to Assist Appalachia?
Such a plan would align with previous proposals from GOP lawmakers and the Heritage Foundation.
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett
“If we have an innovative constituency we need have to make sure that we have an innovative government to match our constituency.”
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With San José Mayor Sam Liccardo
Liccardo’s city is a “platform” for partnerships that drive smart city innovation.
Bill Gates' Idea for a Robot Tax Called 'Extremely Misguided'
Does taxing technology lead to a slippery slope?
Mayors to Capitol Hill Republicans and the White House: Don’t Forget Broadband
Infrastructure policy discussions are underway with President Trump calling for a $1 trillion public-private package, and cities want reliable high-speed internet included.
A Telecommunications Fable: Struggles for Service in Rural Maine
Our editor-at-large documents how some small coastal communities are fighting for better telephone and internet services, but are advancing at a crawl.
An Uncertain Future Ahead for Florida’s Economic Development Programs
Gov. Rick Scott is battling members of his own party who want to scrap Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida.
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