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Get Posts by RSSPodcastFeatured PostFor New Urbanism Posts, Follow Me at Heartland IntelligenceJuly 24, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn 20 CommentsMoving forward, new posts on urbanism and public policy will appear on my Substack site Heartland Intelligence. So please click over and subscribe if you aren't already on the list.I will continue to post free content, like my new piece about the Economist's special section on the Midwest.Premium subscribers will also received access to my [Read More...]More From AaronDesign Minded in IndianapolisJuly 15, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn 31 CommentsEarlier this year I recorded two podcasts for the community radio program Design Minded in Indianapolis with Lee Alig and Steve Mannheimer, former architecture critic of the Indianapolis Star. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of architecture and design in the city.Here's the first episode. If the player doesn't display for you, [Read More...]Bi-State Showdown in Kansas CityJuly 7, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn 55 CommentsThe Kansas City metro area is surely one of America's most unusual. Among large metro areas spanning multiple states, it has the highest percentage of its population living in the state that does not contain its central city (apart from the perhaps even more anomalous case of Washington, DC). There are two municipalities called Kansas City, one in [Read More...]The Story of CitiesJuly 2, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn 14 CommentsMy latest piece is a long essay in the current edition of Comment magazine. It's called "Storied Cities" and is about the myths, histories, cultures, and rituals that make cities unique. Here is an excerpt:How is this history, and thus so much of the identity, culture, and economy of a place, understood and communicated? Despite the importance of [Read More...]The Cloud Over America s DowntownsJune 25, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn 32 CommentsMy latest column is online in Governing magazine. It's called "The Cloud Over the Future of America's Downtowns" and is about the particular challenge coronavirus related shutdowns pose to the American downtown renaissance. Here's an excerpt:The pandemic has dealt American downtowns severe blows across multiple dimensions. The first is the impact [Read More...]Coronavirus Impact on Business, Work, and LifeApril 29, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn If you joined yet, please check out and subscribe to Heartland Intelligence, my monthly research briefing on this critical region of the country that will determine the outcome of the next election.Last week I joined John Fenton from GoLocalProv in Providence for a livestream on the coronavirus. If the video doesn't display for you, click over [Read More...]City of Indianapolis Backs $25 Million in Paycheck Protection LoansApril 27, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn I want to highlight a great development here in Indianapolis. The city of Indianapolis has approved allocating $25 million to fund federal paycheck protection program loans underwritten by the Indy Chamber. (Full disclosure: I am a consultant for the chamber).The SBA's forgivable Paycheck Protection Program was such a big hit that the loan [Read More...]Coronavirus and the Future of Remote WorkApril 16, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn For those of you who have not yet signed up, please check out and subscribe to Heartland Intelligence, my monthly research bulletin on the cities of the greater American Midwest.As you may also know, I've been doing writing for the Indy Chamber's publication Indy Forward. My latest piece there is on the future of remote work in the [Read More...]America s Distributed Governance SystemApril 13, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn My latest column is online at Governing. It is about America's distributed governance system, and how it has many strengths as well as the weaknesses we like to bemoan. Here is an excerpt:If there's one level of government that's most frequently touted as obsolete and an obstacle to progress, it's state government. Yet it's those much maligned [Read More...]The Lifeblood of AmericaApril 8, 2020 By Aaron M. Renn My latest piece is online at City Journal and is about the impact of coronavirus on small businesses and efforts to try to help them. Here's an excerpt:Shutdowns mandated by the coronavirus are a pending apocalypse for small businesses, which employ 48 percent of American workers. The average small business has only 27 days’ worth of operating [Read More...]12336Next Page Get my eBook The Urban State of Mind for your Kindle from Amazon.About Aaron M. Renn Aaron M. Renn is an opinion-leading urban analyst, consultant, speaker, and writer on a mission to help America’s cities and people thrive and find real success in the 21st century. (Photo Credit: Daniel Axler)Email: aaron@aaronrenn.comFull BioTrending Posts Nine Reasons Why Detroit Failed Mumbai Is a Beautiful City New England vs. Midwest Culture 12 Ways to Map the Midwest For New Urbanism Posts, Follow Me at Heartland Intelligence Disclosures Links on this site may contain embedded “affiliate codes.” Purchases made through these links may result in a payment to me.Header design by Carl Wohlt. Header images via Shutterstock.

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