Entries by Alex Vuocolo | Next American City
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Teachers Pension Fund Invests Heavily in Post-Sandy Reconstruction
The New York City Teachers Pension Fund invested $1 billion in long terms infrastructure projects to alleviate the impact of climate change and create jobs.
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Apple CEO: Company to Shift Investment to U.S. Manufacturers
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will invest $100 million to move aspects of Mac manufacturing to the U.S. But will this put a dent in Apple’s tried and true strategy of outsourcing?
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Ambitious Indian Infrastructure Program Falls Short
Despite its ambition, an initiative by the Indian central government to improve urban leadership has fallen far short of its goals.
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Year Two for Hidden City Philadelphia
A unique Philly news source is using the crowd-funding site Indiegogo to help fund its second year.
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Turning to Design to Make Civic Engagement Easier
A new poster campaign seeks to connect designers with advocates to make public policy issues clearer and more accessible to all.
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A Miscellany of Buses
A few odds and ends from the history of bus transit.
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Street Design 101: New Guidebook for Cities Released
A newly released guidebook to smart urban street design aims to expose city government officials to the fundamentals of new ideas in urban planning.
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Though Cliché, “Vibrancy” Isn’t Meaningless
In an article for The Baffler, author Thomas Frank criticizes the way cities use the term “vibrancy” as an ill-defined measure of success. It’s easy to understand his frustration with the overused term, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t value for keeping it in the conversation.
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Innovating Governance from Outside
Bloomberg Philanthropies aims to innovate how policies are decided upon and executed in city governments by providing funding and manpower.
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Ramp to Nowhere
A $77 million highway exit ramp has sparked questions over transportation spending priorities in the region.
