This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To be successful, we must invest in skills training at the same time we invest in physical infrastructure. Infrastructure is inherently people-centered; built for the people, by the people. Washington…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When hiring employees, a business is usually hoping for a good match, an added skillset, and mission alignment. Unconscious bias often means most new candidates resemble the team already in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part three in a multi-part series highlighting successes of Clean Energy Districts (CED) and policies to make CEDs “universal local” institutions. Read part one, part two, part four, and part five. Clean Energy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the race between infection and injection, injection has lost. Public health experts estimate that approximately 70% of the world’s 7.9 billion people must be fully vaccinated to end the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan propose to address racial inequities through significant infrastructure, workforce, education, and child care investments. These kinds of targeted investments could address historic discriminatory practices and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Democrats generally seem happy with their large field of potential presidential candidates, but some grumblings have been heard alleging that the women in the race are being held to a higher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the U.S. moves into recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, avoiding some of the worst fears of an economic collapse, experts warn that millions of families are still at risk of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Pedestrians are the foundations of any city. Cities don’t work if we don’t have a high concentration of people on foot,” said DOMI Director Karina Ricks during a webinar this week…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With summer coming around and COVID-19 travel restrictions loosening all around the country, Americans are eager to return to the great outdoors after a year-long quarantine. Of course, nothing says…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The UK government is reported to be pushing ahead with an investigation into privatizing Channel 4, reversing its 2017 decision that the broadcaster was a “precious public asset” that would “continue to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Safe, affordable transportation choices are a cornerstone of healthy communities. Public transit, quality pedestrian, and bicycle infrastructure can connect residents without vehicles to jobs, schools, and other critical services. Multimodal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we begin to emerge from our homes and our prolonged isolation in the wake of the pandemic, celebrating Pride Month this June is particularly meaningful. Pride is over fifty…