Pittsburgh and Boston largely abandoned their waterfronts in the wake of deindustrialization. Read More

In recent years, cities have worked to become more transparent by opening their books, posting documents online and releasing more and more data sets for public scrutiny. Read More

In recent years, the term “smart city” has become a part of urban planners’ lexicon. Read More

While often the punch line of jokes, the MBTA’s recent closures seem to have made people acutely aware of the system’s importance. Read More

The City of Oakland believes in the work and the approach of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and we support the annual Inner City 100 Symposium as a great asset to showcase the importance of inner cities like Oakland’s. Read More