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Ideas We Should Steal: Becoming a Manufacturing Hub
Pennsylvania lags behind Ohio, Michigan and other states in an economy-boosting 21st century manufacturing resurgence. Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out what PA must do to catch up
By Bruce Katz, Milena Dovali, and Avanti Krovi
The Rental Market Sucks
And it will keep getting worse, Drexel Metro Finance head argues, unless government responds
By Bruce Katz and Ben Preis
Turning Offices Into Homes
Nearly half of all Center City office space is vacant, while the need for available housing persists. Drexel’s Metro Finance head offers lessons from other cities on how to bridge that gap
By Bruce Katz
Ideas We Should Steal: Boosting Neighborhood Commercial Corridors
A $185 million effort in Detroit is jumpstarting equitable development and increasing population in the city’s neighborhoods. Drexel’s Metro Finance head on what Philly can learn from the program
By Bruce Katz
What U.S. Cities Can Teach the World
Drexel’s Metro Finance head is helping the United Kingdom plan the future of its cities — using America as a model
By Bruce Katz
Can Cities Play in the Industrial Transition?
The Cincinnati Jobs Bond shows how cities can participate in an industrial resurgence. The head of Drexel’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab lays out the case for replicating it in other legacy industrial cities, like Philadelphia.
By Bruce Katz, Bryan Fike, Eric Letsinger, and Laura Brunner
Listen: How to Really Build Black Business Density
Part 2 of our live podcast taping reveals the secrets to combating the negative aspects of gentrification, and the most important document any city leader would be wise to read
By Jessica Blatt Press
LISTEN: How to Build Black Business Density, Part I
In the latest installment of our How to Really Run a City Podcast, former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed host an all-star lineup of mayors and experts to address one of the most pressing issues of our time
By Jessica Blatt Press