Welcome to Citiwire.net! Do our federal-state, federal-state-local, state-local systems really function effectively? Equitably? Even sanely? From different angles, both my column and Citistates Associate Mary Newsom’s article tackle that topic. Our joint answer to the questions? No. My column sees a few more gleams of hope than Mary’s. But her alarmingly gloomy assessment is disturbingly close to the mark.
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Our Mission
Our mission... to reflect a new American narrative for 21st century cities and regions. Our mission… to reflect a new narrative for 21st century cities and regions. Leaving behind the 20th century pattern of cheap energy, endless automobility, burgeoning suburbs, threatened inner cities. To a challenge-packed 21st century: energy prices headed north, perilous carbon emissions, deepening have-have not divisions, excruciating social problems and deep challenges in education. But a time of exciting promise, too. Read more ›