Mapping the Wage Gap Across America
New Study Reveals U.S. Locations with Largest Racial and Gender Pay Disparities.
Economic Development
Commercial growth, civic engagement, business solutions, and smart policy.
These are the Top Ranked Cities for Business Graduates
The business students of today transform the business world of tomorrow. That’s why it is important to understand the landscape of job opportunities post-graduation. After all, graduation tends to happen across the country at similar times, which is to say there are many business school graduates who will be looking for a job. So where … [Read more…]
Where To Startup Your Million-Dollar Idea
Starting a business can be hard. After coming up with that award-winning idea, you must figure out endless logistics in order to get yourself off the ground. Who will you ask to join your innovative team? How will you come up with the money to fund your endeavors? Where will your business thrive and eventually … [Read more…]
What I learned about smart cities at the Washington Ideas Forum
A little personal news: I just got back from the Washington Ideas Forum, where I was invited to a dinner with some leading thinkers on smart cities. Much of the conversation went above my head, but I ended up leaving with a few takeaways.
Urban farming contributes to higher rents
DC would be better served by building more condos, not by growing more expensive tomatoes that make yuppies feel good about themselves.
The Urban Internet of Things
I have to say, at the beginning, I was skeptical of the Internet of Things. Yes, I concede many smart devices are useful—even indispensable! Smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, even smart lights, speakers, and routers make sense to me. But I draw the line at smart forks, smart plates, and smart fridges. These tools won’t catch … [Read more…]
Shaming yuppies isn’t going to stop gentrification
Examining liberals’ cognitive dissonance: Gentrification is caused by economic forces. To alleviate its harm, demand stronger affordable housing requirements, don’t blame the new neighbors.
Are regional differences still relevant?
Regional mobility has been on a steady decline for decades. There just aren’t any good reasons to move anymore.
Want to reduce reliance on foreign oil? Start with walkability
I started reading Jeff Speck’s new book Walkable City this week. I’m only a few dozen pages in, but one stat jumped out at me early on. Portland is, in many ways, the paragon of urban planning success. While other cities were focused on easing traffic by widening highways, Portland implemented a strict urban growth boundary, inside … [Read more…]