Municipal bonds: 5 studies on racism, climate change, aging populations and credit ratings
…rate, the city would come out ahead. If the LIBOR dipped below the fixed rate, the city would end up paying the bank more than it would have on the…
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Local government services and contracts: Best practices and key issues to watch
…of urban actor who is capable of acting simultaneously as an insider and an outsider: a city representative not formally tied to the city.” Such development professionals play “dual roles…
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Protests in Hong Kong: Research review on issues of freedom and democracy
…by Beijing — but in large part the city’s lively political and social life continued, enabled by the rights provided by the city’s status as a Special Administrative Region of…
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Want fewer cars on the roads? Don’t offer parking, research suggests
…major American city. San Francisco residents who joined affordable housing lotteries from July 2015 to June 2018 and secured units with a free parking spot were more likely to have…
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What is a tree worth? Green-city strategies and housing prices
…values? A 2008 University of Pennsylvania study published in Real Estate Economics, “What Is a Tree Worth? Green-City Strategies, Signaling and Housing Prices,” looks at the relationship between curbside tree…
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Increasing spatial and economic polarization in America’s older industrial cities
…jobs and workforce attachment in much of the rest of the city, reflecting the uncoupling of the city’s newly emerging economy from the city’s residents.” Active workforce participation decreased at…
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Research chat: DePaul’s Mike Reilley on information resources, journalism education
…someone who is going from a general assignment position to the science or education or city government beat. Our tools are organized much like beats in a newsroom. It can…
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Research suggests narrower streets for new developments could help alleviate America’s housing crisis
…wide, according to city design standards. That roughly matches the length of the typical surveyor’s chain as the city grew throughout the 1800s and early 1900s. The surveyor’s chain was…
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The effect of CCTV on public safety: Research roundup
…using it to create a citywide surveillance system instead. According to industry estimates, the global video surveillance market is expected to grow from $11.5 billion in 2008 to $37.7 billion…
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Municipal bonds: A reporter’s tip sheet
…to pay a small share. What does your city do? Most likely, it issues a municipal bond. Munis, as they’re known, enable a state, county, city, housing authority or other…
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