Voice: Bruce Katz

Can Cities Defy Fiscal Gravity?
As urban transit systems like SEPTA face a crisis since Covid, Drexel’s Metro Finance head looks to the innovators who are rethinking how we get around
By Bruce Katz
Five Economy-Shaping Trends to Watch in 2023
This year will continue to test the ability of Philly and other cities to organize for financial growth. Drexel’s Metro Finance head on why that matters, and what to look for
By Bruce Katz
The Equity Test
The Enterprise Center, Equity Alliance and Drexel’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab have co-created a plan to revive small, minority-owned businesses on Philly’s 52nd Street Corridor. Here’s why it matters
By Bruce Katz
Rewriting the Story of American Entrepreneurship
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director introduces a new playbook for funding and supporting small business owners in America — especially much-overlooked minorities
By Bruce Katz
The Urgent Need for Public-Public Partnerships
A conversation with a Philly official taught Drexel’s Finance Metro head to think differently about what cities need to succeed
By Bruce Katz
The Road to Global Sustainability Runs Through Cities
Drexel’s Metro Finance director was a keynote speaker at the first ever meeting of G7 urban leaders. Here, his calls to action for creating livable, growing, global cities
By Bruce Katz
Infrastructure Alone Does Not A City Make
Federal funding is pushing cities to launch projects that will transform their physical environments. But, Drexel’s Metro Finance director cautions, more is needed to truly build vibrant and vital neighborhoods
By Bruce Katz
The Economic Gift That Keeps On Giving
In a speech last week, Drexel’s Metro Finance head laid out ways that cities across the globe can use the post-pandemic “New Disorder” to make innovative, sustainable and much-needed progress
By Bruce Katz
The Choices We Make
Why we must spend the trillions of dollars in new federal funding to cities to innovate, create equitable economies and save our republic
By Bruce Katz
America’s Delivery Crisis
The federal government has done its part, authorizing billions of dollars for infrastructure and other programs. Now, Drexel’s Metro Finance head says, it’s up to cities to use it well. Are you paying attention, Philly?
By Bruce Katz