The New Republic

New employment data for August will be released this Friday, fueling a fresh round of analysis and punditry about whether the economy is on the upswing. READ MORE >>

Infrastructure—roads and rails, ports and pipes, bits and bytes—determines how efficiently and rapidly people, goods, and information move within and across our major metropolitan markets, driving their success and prosperity. READ MORE >>

  Don’t look now but the poster child for urban disinvestment and the decline of manufacturing has at least one small bright spot. READ MORE >>

With the President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package (aka, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or ARRA) six months old now, it's fair to ask like everybody else is: How’s it working? READ MORE >>

The fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina falls this weekend.  Usually, a fourth anniversary is not a landmark. But this one is notable for the many leadership transitions afoot. READ MORE >>

Given the American appetite for rankings as well as hometown pride, it’s not surprising that our media is awash with lists of the most desirable communities. READ MORE >>

Ever since its inclusion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment (stimulus) Act, the $8 billion in funding for high speed rail (HSR) has enchanted the American public. Stories abound detailing the potential for new corridors, what it may do to our metropolitan areas, and whether we need the investment at all. READ MORE >>

Welcome to The Avenue, a blog that will explore what it means to be a metropolitan nation. READ MORE >>

Fareed Zakaria’s The Post-American World was a highlight of my beach reading this summer.  In the new preface to the paperback edition, Zakaria writes about the transnational nature of global challenges, but he could be describing the cross-border realities bedeviling America’s metropolitan areas… and the absolute inadequacy of both global and metropolitan forms of governance. READ MORE >>