Join Bruce Katz for "How Cities Navigate the New Economic Order" WED June 26th at 1pm ET! Explore reshoring, federal spending, militarization, & the clean energy transition, & how cities can adapt. Webinar Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8f8af878… Hosted by RLF CoP EDA

Our latest newsletter, "Maryland’s Super-Sized Procurement Economy," discusses Maryland's robust procurement economy while emphasizing its potential to drive small business growth and inclusive wealth creation. Read the full newsletter here: drexel.edu/nowak-lab/publ…

New Life for Downtowns as Innovation Districts: my latest via GOVERNING governing.com/magazine/new-l…

Read "New Life for Downtowns as Innovation Districts," Bruce Katz's latest op-ed for GOVERNING on how cities like Newark, Chicago, and Philadelphia are seeing growth in sectors like clean tech, bioscience, and defense tech. Read it in full here: governing.com/magazine/new-l…

The City of Philadelphia needs YOUR input to help shape the future of the Centennial District! Take the survey here through Sunday, July 7: centennialdesignplan.com/survey-what-co…

In Maryland, $84 billion is spent annually, with 53% from federal procurement, but 46% of contracts go to out-of-state firms.  Read the op-ed by Bruce Katz on the Maryland Procurement Playbook for Baltimore Business Journal: bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…

The effects of climate change are clear, as are the impacts of inaction, which is why Justicia Juntos, an initiative led by Amistades, Inc., is a great model for cities seeking meaningful partnerships that result in true community change. Visit the #LocalInfrastructureHub to see

This week Drexel Nowak Metro Finance Lab and Accelerator For America launched the National Housing Crisis Task Force — treating the housing crisis like the crisis it is! — grateful to our Co-chairs Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox Andre Dickens Justin M. Bibb and Fifth Third Bank’s Susan Thomas — thenewlocalism.com/newsletter/lau…

ANNOUNCEMENT -- AFA & Drexel Nowak Metro Finance Lab launch National Housing Crisis Task Force, a bi-partisan initiative co-chaired by Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Mayors Andre Dickens & @JustinmBibb & @fifthThird’s Susan Thomas. This ambitious, 2-year project will bring innovations in housing production,

Philadelphia's efforts to improve bridge sustainability in Northwest Philadelphia are funded by a $14.25 million grant from the PROTECT program. The city plans to rehabilitate the Bells Mill Road and Valley Green Road Bridges. Read more here: localinfrastructure.org/resources/brid…

Kalamazoo is enhancing its transportation network through the PROTECT grant program, focusing on climate resilience. This includes building a new bridge over the Kalamazoo River & integrating practices to ensure long-term sustainability & accessibility. localinfrastructure.org/resources/buil…

"Downtowns and the New Economic Geography," the latest newsletter from Bruce Katz discusses how the rebound of U.S. central business districts, threatened by the rise of hybrid work and remote work, necessitates economic diversification. drexel.edu/nowak-lab/publ…

Read "Laboratory of the World" by Charles McElwee for City Journal featuring Lab Director Bruce Katz on University City's role as an innovation and research hub in Philadelphia. city-journal.org/article/philad…

ICYMI 🌉 We're proud to partner with Drexel Nowak Metro Finance Lab and the #LocalInfrastructureHub to share this case story about Philadelphia's Bridge Project to help other communities make the most of BIL funds: phila.gov/2024-08-08-cit…

As cities navigate an era of unprecedented federal investment & technological change, they're rethinking economic development to ensure growth benefits all residents. In our latest article, leaders from Orlando, Cleveland, Detroit, & North Carolina share strategies for

How does the federal government address the housing crisis?: federal action is key to leverage state/local innovations; ⁦Ben Preis⁩ ⁦Michael Saadine⁩ and I lay out 5 key ways the nat’l gov’t can step up ⁦Accelerator For America⁩ ⁦Drexel Nowak Metro Finance Lab⁩ thenewlocalism.com/newsletter/how…

We're excited to share the first in a series of policy newsletters being produced alongside the National Housing Crisis Task Force and in partnership with Drexel Nowak Metro Finance Lab. Read it here: bit.ly/4elXRbv

To kick off this academic year's run of Urban Strategy in the Present Tense, we're thrilled to feature Lorene Cary and Adam Barbanel-Fried, two trailblazing civic leaders who have reshaped voter engagement. Register here: drexel.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

We're excited to also feature Bree Doldon, a community organizer for Changing the Conversation Together in our conversation about voter engagement! Register here: drexel.zoom.us/webinar/regist…