Creating healthier, more economically-sustainable communities for all residents to access resources and public assets is the underlying value of Re-imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland. The project began as a year-long planning process that identified citywide strategies to reuse vacant properties that will serve as community assets. Check out the report to learn more about the project. Click here to read more.

Dense housing and commercial buildings located within proximity to public transportation are the main ingredients for a transit-oriented development (TOD). Yet, it is often difficult for cities to bring TOD to scale, particularly in a manner that improves all residents' ability to travel to places of work and education, access services in the community, and sustain wealth. The Center for Transit-Oriented Development, Living Cities, and the Boston College Institute for Responsible Investment assembled a group of representatives from government, nonprofits, financial institutions, and philanthropy to explore opportunities and identify strategies for implementing equitable, sustainable TOD across the country. Read the briefing papers for the convening.

In its August/September issue of Focus Magazine, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies takes up the question through a brief, yet thought-provoking analysis about how public investments in transportation and green jobs stimulate economic growth, and offers an opportunity for workforce entry and job growth, particularly among African Americans. Interested? Click here to read more.

In this period of economic recovery, investing in our nation's next generation workforce and industries has never been more critical. Last summer, the President's Council of Economic Advisers released a report that projects growing occupations within the U.S. labor market over the next five to 10 years and explores the training and education needed to build a workforce for the 21st century. To learn more about where the jobs of the future are, click here.