Any city aspiring to play on the global league needs to focus on infrastructure to court the people and the businesses who can afford to live anywhere.
Millions of Americans live in urban food deserts without access to fresh food. A Council Emerging Leaders report details how some cities are beginning to find a way forward.
Chicagoans may love to compare the city to New York, but Chicago occupies a second tier of global cities that are centers of learning, culture, and business.
The Detroit Future City plan seeks to address the city's decades of decline and calls for returning portions of vacant land to natural and agricultural uses.
Although reducing energy dependence remains a top priority among Americans, a debate over energy production versus environmental protection is gaining traction.