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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2 Aug 2012 | 06:19 pm
A few recent news stories caught my eye that I wanted to highlight. They will have to hold you for the next week and a half, as the blog will be on break until that time. Transport Tax Crushed at the ...
Paris in Motion 1 Aug 2012 | 06:49 pm
Here’s nice short time lapse of the City of Light called “Paris in Motion (Part I).” Recommended full screen in high def. If the video doesn’t display, click here. h/t Hypebeast A production of the ...
Why Technology Is Driving More Urban Redevelopment by Mark Suster 31 Jul 2012 | 08:23 pm
[ Mark Suster is a former Accenture guy like me who left to become a serial entrepreneur and is now a partner in a Los Angeles based venture capital firm. He writes an excellent blog on the tech indus...
State of Chicago: Lacking a Calling Card Industry 29 Jul 2012 | 10:49 pm
This article is part of The State of Chicago . I now want to transition from a look at historical and current conditions in Chicago to a defense of a couple of my more controversial diagnoses that a...
A Report from CNU20 26 Jul 2012 | 05:51 pm
Ok, so I’m a day late and a dollar short on this one. I didn’t attend CNU20 as I’m not really that connected to the New Urbanist movement. However, one Erin Chantry did go and wrote several blog posts...
Fort Wayne: My City 25 Jul 2012 | 05:24 pm
Here’s a video a group of hip-hop artists in Ft. Wayne, Indiana put together to show pride in their city. When Atlantic Cities linked this they talked about cheesy lyrics, so perhaps I had low expecta...
Historic Heritage of the Rust Belt by Robert Bruegmann 24 Jul 2012 | 07:56 pm
[ I'm pleased to be able to run today this guest piece from professor and writer Robert Bruegmann. It originally appeared at New Geography - Aaron ] I’ve been spending a lot of time in Ravenna recen...
The Business Model Innovation Factory by Saul Kaplan – A Review by Aaron M. Renn 22 Jul 2012 | 08:48 pm
“Institutions are designed for stability. They are designed to protect the status quo. They are designed to resist change and are allergic even to the hint of transformation. They are not designed to ...
State of Chicago: The Risks of Recovery 20 Jul 2012 | 05:51 pm
This article is part of the State of Chicago . In comments to previous installments, some folks have highlighted recent positive news for Chicago – job announcements, the decline in unemployment rat...
Why I Don’t Live In Indianapolis 19 Jul 2012 | 08:22 pm
It’s no secret that Indianapolis has been a huge focus of my blog over the years. One of the biggest criticisms I get here, especially when I ding some other city, is that I’m nothing more than a mind...
