The Indy Chamber has launched a new "Rapid Response Hub" site to provide assistance to small businesses dealing with challenges from the coronavirus. If you see or hear of other similar efforts by Chambers, cities, or others in other cities, let me know and I'll add them to this page as well. The Indy Rapid Response Hub right now has FAQs … [Read More...]
More From Aaron
Pete Buttigieg and the Importance of Being in the Game
Pete Buttigieg will not be the next President of the United States. That's not surprising. But what may be more surprising to you is how well he did in his campaign. He raised a ton of money, at points ran high in the polls, and essentially tied for first place in the Iowa caucuses. Question: If I'd told you when Buttigieg announced he was … [Read More...]
Cities, Culture and Dynamism
If you haven't done so, please sign up for Heartland Intelligence, my monthly research briefing on this critical region of the country heading into the 2020 election. My latest report is now available from the American Enterprise Institute. It's a look at the role of the culture of cities in economic dynamism and resiliency. I examine a few case … [Read More...]
The City of Tomorrow
Last fall I moderated a panel on the city of tomorrow at Propmodo's Building the Future event that was part of NYC Real Estate Tech Week. Propmodo is a trade publication focused on the proptech industry. Proptech is heavily concentrated in a few cities like NYC. But if you are in the real estate business, following the proptech world in Propmodo or … [Read More...]
How Cities Lost Control of the Urban Revolution (or, Three Generations of Smart Cities)
I was a columnist in the print edition of Governing magazine for about five years. Sadly, the publication closed last year. But the company who owned it has relaunched Governing as an online only publication focused on the intersection of technology and public policy. I'm delighted to be able to contribute to this new platform. My first column … [Read More...]
Five Things to Know About the Midwest
Richard Longworth of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and author of the book Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism, just released this short video about the Midwest. If the video player doesn't display for you, click over to watch on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsyiLXQ5Imw&feature=emb_title … [Read More...]
The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side
Sign up for Heartland Intelligence, my monthly research briefing on the greater American Midwest. Chicago is known as one of America's great cities for architecture. But other than the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, designed by Mies van der Rohe, very little of the architecture of the South Side is included in the public's mind when … [Read More...]
The Vital Midwest
Sign up for Heartland Intelligence, my monthly newsletter on what's happening in America's midsection. John Austin at the Michigan Economic Center is a long time commentator on Midwest economic issues, going back to at least his 2006 Brookings Institute report "The Vital Center." Austin is back with a new report, which could perhaps be seen … [Read More...]
Scaling Superstar Cities
My latest Manhattan Institute report is now available. It's called "Scaling Up: How Superstar Cities Can Grow to New Heights" and it examines the well-known problem of housing costs in coastal superstar cities. I argue that some of these cities simply forgot how to grow during the decades during which they suffered from external constraints (the … [Read More...]
Heartland Intelligence
There have been some big changes for me. We relocated from New York to Indianapolis, where I'm doing consulting work for the Indy Chamber. I'm no longer full time with the Manhattan Institute but am still a contributing editor at City Journal and still have multiple projects in the works there. I'll continue to write for other publications too, as … [Read More...]
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