Akemi Leung
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China Could Revolutionize Development Funding in the U.S.
The Bayview Hunters Point/Candlestick Point project in San Francisco looks like it'll be significantly funded by an unlikely source: the China Development Bank. Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes believe that this deal could change U.S.-China relations.
U.S. City Growth May Not Be Overtaking Suburban Growth
Urbanists got excited when new population data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggested bigger growth in cities compared to their suburbs. Eric Jaffe interviews Columbia professor David King on why this isn't necessarily true.
U.S. Moving Toward Public Transportation
Taras Grescoe examines how public transportation in the United States is gaining popularity and riders, but still lags in funding.
Ancient Chinese City Seeks Line Between Preservation and Implausible Perfection
The historic city of Pingyao, China, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, faces an uncertain future as it tries to find a balance between managing modern threats and petrification by preservation, as it attempts to maintain its historic character.
Consuming Class to Rapidly Expand and Shift Markets by 2025
A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute finds that the global consuming class will grow by 1 billion people by 2025, and undergo a profound geographic shift. Cities and businesses should prepare for this shift with targeted investments.