Posts tagged growth
The Growth Catalyst: Reviving New York City's Economy Through Infrastructure

As New York City struggles with the great recession, infrastructure development and renewal promise new jobs and long-term growth. Transportation, energy, high technology and communication infrastructure projects are all planned and funded. How quickly will they provide new jobs? Are they already?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercity government, community infrastructure, development, economic crisis, economy, growth, infrastructure, jobs, policies, politics, public policy, recession, technology, transportation, urban development, urban planning, urban policyComment
On The Waterfront: Finding the Balance for Development and Communities

Space for new development is severely restricted in the New York metro region. While industrial uses of the waterfront continue to decline, there are still port jobs at stake and a thriving import/export industry. How can the city and region plan for the best use of the New York and New Jersey waterfronts, to benefit communities and the wider economy?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercommunities, community infrastructure, development, economy, export, financial crisis, growth, import, indistry, jobs, neighborhoods, policies, politics, Port Authority, public policy, public space, regional growth, urban development, urban planning, urban policy, urban space, waterfrontComment
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
Community Development and the Mega City

With large-scale developments underway in every borough, the physical face of New York City is already changing on a scale unseen in decades—even as the Bloomberg administration is planning for sustainable growth of nearly a million more residents by 2030. What are the implications formore livable neighborhoods and community renewal?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, city government, communities, community infrastructure, community renewal, economic boom, economic growth, economic influence, economy, growth, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, policies, politics, public policy, regional growth, sustainability, sustainable growth, urban development, urban policy, urban sustainabilityComment