Posts tagged economic slowdown
The New Newark Part I: Maintaining Momentum for Renewal in a Slowing Economy

Foreclosures are rampant in Newark’s working-class neighborhoods as the credit crisis and economic slowdown threaten the city’s commercial recovery. What will it take to stabilize and invigorate a growth economy and new employment opportunities in a city that is New York’s largest urban neighbor?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercity government, communities, credit crisis, economic crisis, economic growth, economic slowdown, economy, employment, foreclosures, growth, low-income neighborhoods, neighborhoods, New Jersey, Newark, policies, politics, public policy, recession, social welfare, urban policy, working-class, working-class neighborhoodsComment
Maintaining Momentum: Can New York’s Ambitious Development Agenda Survive an Economic Downturn?

The city’s economy is slowing and construction costs remain extraordinarily high, but the Bloomberg administration still has its sights set on far-reaching development projects. Will New York be able to maintain its fast pace of residential and commercial renewal? How are neighborhoods responding to zoning changes intended to spur growth?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, communities, community infrastructure, construction costs, cost, developers, development, development projects, economic crisis, economic slowdown, economic turndown, economy, growth, housing, infrastructure, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, neighborhoods, policies, politics, property values, public policy, recession, urban development, urban policyComment