Economy

Dealing with the current economy

Suburban Long Island loses its young

Young high-tech workers are shunning the land of single-family houses surrounded by patches of lawn.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 30 Jan 2011

China plans a 42-million-person mega-city

UPDATE: "Authorities in the south China province of Guangdong Friday [Jan. 28] denied media reports it plans to create the world's largest metropolis," said People's Daily Online.

House prices across US drop again

A new slide in housing prices has averages in major cities falling to their lowest point in many years.

Should revitalization campaigns ignore broken windows?

A new proposal for helping distressed neighborhoods tosses aside — unwisely — one of the best city-mending methods of our time.

Starter strategies for a Strong Town

Here are ten things all local governments should be doing right now to start the transition into a new economic reality.

When coworking comes to town

With many scratching to make a living in a badly damaged economy, coworking is springing up to meet the needs of independent workers.

Posted by Robert Steuteville on 24 Jan 2011

LaHood defends high-speed rail from critics

The Obama rail plan "will revitalize America's manufacturing sector, spur economic development, and create green, high-wage jobs," the federal transportation secretary argues.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 23 Jan 2011

Job generation table

Source: Estimating the Employment Impacts of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Road Infrastructure

Pedestrian and bike projects are top job generators

Using Baltimore as a case study, a UMass researcher finds that bicycle and pedestrian upgrades generate substantially more jobs than road repairs and improvements.

Posted by Robert Steuteville on 22 Jan 2011

Second chance for Long Island renewal project

Dozens of property owners will join two developers in a $2 billion renewal of downtown Hempstead, New York.