The Real Green Movement?: Taxation’s Impact on Fracking

May 16th, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

New research looks at local governments’ willingness to ban hydraulic fracturing based on their potential revenue. More »

Ending Poverty? Modern Slums and Stagnation in Government Action

April 16th, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Researchers find that the mechanisms behind past slum development success stories do not adequately translate to fixing slums in the modern developing world. More »

Flipping the Script on What Causes City Green Initiatives

April 3rd, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Researchers find new data that contradict their previously held belief that cities push for community-wide green sustainability programs for their cost-saving benefits. More »

Focus on Finance: Conservative Budgets in a Liberal City

January 17th, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Seattle’s Director of Finance Glen Lee discusses Seattle’s conservative approach to municipal budgets and how it helped the City rebound after the recession. More »

Worlds Collide: Using Fluid Dynamics to Solve Urban Traffic Woes

January 2nd, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Researchers point to a new way to analyze traffic congestion in growing cities. More »

A New Kind of Deal: Developing Private-Public Partnerships in a Modern Chicago

November 4th, 2013 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Chicago’s Commissioner of Transportation Gabe Klein talks about the role of private-public partnerships in cities today. More »