Growth and Dreams

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.

Sep 7, 2022 • 

Chuck McShane

August 2022

Prestige and Practicality - August 31, 2022

Some thoughts on student loan forgiveness, college rankings, and the fall of the humanities

Aug 31, 2022 • 

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…

Aug 22, 2022 • 

Chuck McShane

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June 2021

The Long and Short of the Labor Shortage

There are many more factors at play than unemployment benefits in the hiring crunch. Some of them are short-term. But some of them are here to stay.

Jun 2, 2021 • 

Chuck McShane

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May 2021

Innovation and the Endless Frontier

Charlotte, the Triangle, and the past and future of economic transformation in the Carolinas

May 19, 2021 • 

Chuck McShane

Of Dreams and Duplexes

Single-family zoning, "Mom and Pop" landlords and the American Dream

May 12, 2021 • 

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

Feb 10, 2021 • 

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…

Feb 3, 2021 • 

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…

Jan 27, 2021 • 

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.

Jan 20, 2021 • 

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.

Jan 6, 2021 • 

Chuck McShane

December 2020

Population Growth Plummets - Wednesday Wrapup Dec. 30, 2020

US population grows at slowest rate since WWII; an idea for reviving trust and the arts and culture sector; and the persistence of the immigration and…

Dec 30, 2020 • 

Chuck McShane