Yes, thank you for asking, I do have some thoughts about universal broadband Internet access. (more…)
Archive for March, 2011
Some thoughts on universal broadband
Posted in Community, Community Institutions, tagged Common good, economic competitiveness, Economic opportunity, Equity, FCC, public good, real estate values, retail growth, universal broadband, World Bank on March 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
An E-ZPass for transit?
Posted in Community Institutions, Innovation, tagged Boston MBTA, CharlieCard, CharlieTicket, Cities, E-ZPass, Innovation, SmarTrip, Transit, Washington Metro, WMATA on March 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
UPDATE Oct. 12: The Times of Trenton takes up the cause.
So I’m in the Boston area this weekend, and needed to get into the city itself last evening for an event. I’ve lived in Boston and know full well the traffic-and-parking nightmare that is Saturday night there, so I decided to take the T. (more…)
Can a pawn shop be a good citizen?
Posted in Community, Community Institutions, tagged Community, downtown, local ordinance, pawn shop, retail, revitalization, vacant storefront on March 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I had a lovely visit this week to a small city where I’m doing some research on an upcoming article. Like most cities in the Northeast, this one is definitely missing its manufacturing-related employment base, and lots of people there are working hard to try to revitalize its downtown in a post-industrial world. It’s a struggle. (more…)
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