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Despite desire among some, workers are unlikely coming back to the office a majority of the work week: time to reimagine CBDs.
Timothy Little
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While overall employment recovers, state and local government hiring remains in a rut; so what's going on?
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Contrary to initial expectations, state and local government infrastructure investment increased in 2020 according to BEA data.
Timothy Little
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Normalizing return to office patterns and increasing summer tourism hasn't provided transit agencies the ridership boost they need.
Timothy Little
At some point in its history, America chose to invest in air travel over its railways. With a renewed push for high speed rail, we should ask: Is it…
Timothy Little
Over two years since most offices closed to non-essential workers, and a disrupted "return to normal" last year, makes it seem unlikely Central Business…
Timothy Little
San Francisco, facing a myriad of obstacles, may take the longest among major urban areas to recover from the pandemic.
Timothy Little
The city needs to face the challenges of losing daily commuting office workers; not bully companies.
Timothy Little
New York City may have trouble facing its “new economic reality,” but New York state’s budget shows an entirely different picture.
Timothy Little
Despite strong revenue growth of cities and states, public sector employment recovery is lagging.
Timothy Little
In the long-run, governments have time to respond to stock market shocks and most public pension systems will be able to adjust.
Timothy Little
A closer look at the debate of whether the public should subsidize stadiums for sports franchises.
Timothy Little
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