In recent years, communities across the United States have approved ballot initiatives to levy a tax to support public transit. Fortunately, in many ways, Illinois is ahead on public transit. The [...]
“People always say, ‘well Monte you have vision,’” says Monte Anderson, a 57-year-old small-scale developer in the Greater Dallas region. “There is no vision. I have one thing: I [...]
Adrienne Bennett is America’s first African-American woman who is a licensed master plumber. Born in Chicago, her family moved to Detroit when she was nine. When she decided to start [...]
“We are witnessing in essence the genesis of a set of rich, diverse and varied coalitions -- each member bringing to the whole their own unique interests and views.” -Bruce [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the seventh batch of TIGER (Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery) awards last week. As in previous years, the competition for these grants was intense: [...]
When planners of Minnesota's largest economic development project unveil a final draft this afternoon of the city's massive expansion project, they will present a new vision for downtown city life. [...]
Does your city have a long-range downtown plan? Does your city have a downtown development corporation, a downtown alliance, or similar non-profit organization that is focused solely on promoting downtown [...]
Many of Springfield’s wealthier residents and its businesses have been migrating to the city’s outer edges for decades. This, coupled with the retrenchment of government, once Springfield’s life-blood, has resulted [...]
A city that prides itself as being “Always Legendary” should care deeply about its future. On June 16, 1858, Springfield’s beloved Abraham Lincoln famously said, “A house divided against itself [...]
Springfield is at a crossroad. Since 1960, Springfield has seen its geographic size increase by nearly 200 percent. However, the population has only increased from 85,000 to just shy of [...]