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Opportunity, Mobility, and Safety - Sept. 7, 2022
Walking is getting more dangerous in the United States. That's bad for our health and our economy.
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Chuck McShane

August 2022

Prestige and Practicality - August 31, 2022
Some thoughts on student loan forgiveness, college rankings, and the fall of the humanities
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Chuck McShane
Finance and Friction - August 22, 2022
Why Convenience, Not Affordability is the Ticket to Germany's 9-Euro Transit Experiment; New Reads on America's Housing Crisis, and Raleigh's…
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Chuck McShane

June 2021

May 2021

Innovation and the Endless Frontier
Charlotte, the Triangle, and the past and future of economic transformation in the Carolinas
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Chuck McShane
Of Dreams and Duplexes
Single-family zoning, "Mom and Pop" landlords and the American Dream
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Chuck McShane
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February 2021

Can Small Places Compete? - Wednesday Wrapup Feb. 10, 2021
Why rural places understand interconnectedness; we need better tech to target spending programs; and some new industry research
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Chuck McShane
Regions, Neighborhoods, and Where the Economy Happens - Wednesday Wrapup, Feb. 3, 2021
Right-sizing job creation investments; why talent, more than location, drives corporate decision-making; and some links on the minimum-wage debate and…
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Chuck McShane

January 2021

Are We "Stuck" or "Rooted?" - Wednesday Wrapup, Jan. 27, 2021
Why Americans are moving less than ever; California city takes big step to improve housing choice; newly recharged optimism for electrical vehicles; and…
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Chuck McShane
Biden's Big (Fiscal) Deal - Wednesday Wrapup - Jan. 20, 2021
Why forces are aligning for transformative change in economic policy; let's ignore pundits' premature proclamations; and resisting the new Luddites.
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Chuck McShane
Freeways and Fortnite - Wednesday Wrap-up Jan. 6, 2021
Why some urban expressways are relics; gamers head back to the mall; and historic preservation hits the surburbs.
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Chuck McShane

December 2020

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