Region Forward Blog Global Fridays: What are we exporting? April 29, 2011 President Obama wants to double America’s exports over the next few years. Given our massive trade deficit that’s probably a good goal. However there’s one...
Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: Debunking the “anti-planners” April 26, 2011 There is a vein of criticism of the urban planning field which argues that planners should get out of the way and stop trying to make people conform to what...
Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: City or suburb? Does it really matter anymore? April 21, 2011 Christopher Leinberger planning guru and author of The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream has a great post over at The New Republic ...
Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: Is balanced urbanism elusive? April 19, 2011 Ken Archer has a very interesting post over at Greater Greater Washington on the need to bridge the gap between longtime residents of the District living in...
Region Forward Blog Economic development requires a safe community. A safe community requires dedicated emergency personnel. April 15, 2011 Responding to reports of burglary. Providing emergency medical care. Fighting fires. Metropolitan Washington’s police fire and rescue personnel run into danger...