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The World Comes to a Tiny Town
Eastport's Lesson in Globalization
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New Pioneers in Southwest Kansas
Mexican immigrants on the Great Plains try to build new lives, with hope and help.
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More on the Public Role in Fostering Private Innovation
Read the story in The Atlantic here. Graphic from the Maker City Playbook, now available online here. A few days ago I argued that the Maker Movement finally depends on the ingenuity and effort of private entrepreneurs and of companies large and small — but that these efforts go much faster, further, and better when supported by a range of […]
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Wichita, Salisbury, Knoxville, Seattle: Revival Updates
Read the story in The Atlantic here. Citizen University (Alan Alabastro Photography) Here are some recent developments that are related to the “America Is Putting Itself Back Together” argument in our March issue. They’re also connected to the subject of my post earlier today: that an under-appreciated axis in American politics and culture is between those who think, […]
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A Library of Good Ideas
Formula for success in Central Oregon: know the users, spot the opportunities, act with vigor.
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Building for the Future, In California’s Famously Failed City
Can education save San Bernardino?
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Talking With Dan Richard About High-Speed Rail
The chairman of California's costly and controversial infrastructure project explains why (in his view) it actually will get built—and whether its champion, 77-year-old Governor Jerry Brown, is likely to be able to take a ride.
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California High-Speed Rail: The Collector’s Edition
An index to the arguments pro and con about the most ambitious infrastructure project in the United States
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California High-Speed Rail: A Minor End, an Important Beginning
Who should get the benefit of the doubt when we consider the unknowable future?
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How to Create a Tech Startup Scene
Pittsburgh's success provides important and surprising clues.
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That Winning Bid for California’s High-Speed Rail:
Is It Suspiciously Low?
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California High-Speed Rail: It’s Happening
Three weeks from now, a groundbreaking ceremony on the most important infrastructure project now underway in the United States
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How Green Riverfronts Transformed Pittsburgh
The City of Bridges revives the rivers that helped make it an economic powerhouse.
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California Dreamin’: How Collaboration Builds Communities
In Winters, California, a library, a swimming pool, and a school make a big difference in the quality of life.
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No. 14: Why You Shouldn’t Get Your Hopes Up for a Self-Driving C
"Would you prefer a system where you can be instantly teleported from SF to LA? Of course. But that doesn't mean it's going to happen."
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California High-Speed Rail Lucky No. 13:
Let's Look at Maglev and Other Alternatives. "Should we invest in infrastructure? Absolutely! But the right kind of infrastructure." Some ideas on what that might mean.