Search Results for: "bruce katz"
![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20240701_Fry_J_-_004_edit_150-791x400.jpg)
John Fry and the City
The appointment of Philadelphia’s preeminent change maker to lead Temple University has the potential to disrupt Philadelphia’s status quo — an outcome rooted in the eloquent example of his unlikely hero
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/philadelphia-row-homes-791x400.jpg)
Housing Solutions to Match our Housing Crisis
The U.S. is short 4 million housing units, a disaster also affecting Philly residents. Drexel’s Metro Finance chief highlights innovations from around the country that could fix the problem
By Bruce Katz, Michael Saadine, Ben Preis and Emily Desmond![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/matthew-lejune-El_Paso_-unsplash-2-791x400.jpg)
Ideas We Should Steal: Use Free Money to Build a Thriving Green Economy
El Paso, TX is poised to take full economic advantage of the global energy transition, thanks to a Green Business Initiative.
By Bruce Katz and Victoria Orozco![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2022-10-16_16_02_47_View_north_along_U.S._Route_13_Hunting_Park_Avenue_just_north_of_Stokley_Street_in_Philadelphia_Pennsylvania-791x400.jpg)
What North Philly Teaches Us About Anti-Displacement
Drexel’s Metro Finance Head and other partners have spent the last year building a strategy to keep eight Latino neighborhoods intact while attracting the right kind of investment. Here’s how they did it
By Bruce Katz![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Downtown-St.-Louis-Header_Gateway-Arch-National-Park-791x400.jpg)
Winning the Decade
Drexel’s Metro Finance head talks to Greater St. Louis CEO about how the Missouri city turned pandemic tragedy into urban prosperity. Hint: It’s all about jobs
By Bruce Katz![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Major-Pocketbook-Rowhouse-header-791x400.jpg)
The Housing Opportunity Hidden in Plain Sight
When it comes to finding more affordable homes for their residents, Drexel’s Metro Finance Head says, cities should look at current housing stock, offer incentives — and move fast.
By Bruce Katz and Andrew Gibbs![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Philadelphia-Skyline-at-night-2-791x400.jpg)
Investment? What Investment?
Philly is blowing its chance to use its federal rescue funds to directly address intractable problems. Will Mayor Parker’s new budget follow Governor Shapiro’s blueprint and propose an “invest and grow” plan?
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/El-Paso-and-San-Antonio-791x400.jpg)
Buy From Local Suppliers, Grow Local Wealth
Lessons from San Antonio and El Paso on unlocking the procurement economy to build community prosperity, from Drexel Metro Finance’s founding director
By Bruce Katz