Will 2024 Be a Year of Financial Innovation?

Drexel’s Metro Finance head on how to move from a complex and confusing “capital moment” to collaborative, community-minded and long-lasting change

By Bruce Katz and Bryan Fike
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Paul Levy

For his decades-long commitment to making Center City safe, clean and welcoming to all of us, the outgoing Center City District president is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award

By Christine Speer Lejeune

The Downtown Downturn Everyone Expected …

… and few planned for. Drexel’s Metro Finance Chief on what Philly should learn from other U.S. cities to keep Center City thriving

By Bruce Katz
Development … for Good

Built to Heal with Michael Murphy

The renowned architect spoke for a large Citizen crowd about why all people deserve good design — and how he intends to bring it to them

By Lauren McCutcheon

An Answer to Our Transit Crisis

Kansas City, Austin and California are using a new kind of federal-city partnership to radically reform transit in their regions. Drexel’s Metro Finance lays out what Philly can learn from them

By Bruce Katz
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Development … for Good — Built to Heal

In the next in our “Development … for Good” event series, the internationally-renowned architect will explore how buildings can be vessels for reconciliation and change

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Development for Good

Crowdfunding Community Development

A new program from Shift Capital allows average citizens to invest as little as $100 in their own communities — and double their money in nine years

By Courtney DuChene
Development for Good

Philly Workforce Homes

Two Center City brothers expand their luxury real estate portfolio with low-profit, high-satisfaction housing for Philadelphia’s working class

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2023

Majora Carter Wants You to Stay in Your Neighborhood

The MacArthur “Genius” has a solution to the problems facing low opportunity communities: Treat them like struggling companies

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

The “Defense Dividend” In Cities

As Congress considers increasing aid for the Ukraine and Israel wars, Drexel’s Metro Finance head explores what that more military spending could mean for cities like Philadelphia

By Bruce Katz, Milena Dovali and Victoria Orozco