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TUCSON—The Rose Center for Public Leadership, jointly operated by the National League of Cities (NLC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), is working this week with Tucson Mayor Jonathan [...]

In Shockoe Bottom, we’ve been trying to build a slave trade heritage site without a proper foundation. We have attempted to bypass the ugly truth of what transpired in Shockoe Bottom — and how [...]

An effort to breathe new economic life into parts of Shockoe Bottom while acknowledging its history as a slave-trade hub is getting some advice from other cities that have faced similar [...]

A panel of experts from across the nation presented their recommendations for how Mayor Levar Stoney can revitalize the Shockoe Bottom area. Stoney was one of four mayors across the country [...]

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is bringing in a group of national experts to help devise a plan to reinvigorate Shockoe Bottom. Members of the Rose Center for Public Leadership, operated by the [...]

For city leaders, attracting new investment to neglected neighborhoods is a fraught challenge. Every decision must juggle housing affordability, economic opportunity and mobility for existing [...]

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — The Rose Center for Public Leadership, jointly operated by the National League of Cities (NLC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), is working this week with Richmond Mayor [...]

Last month, NLC’s Rose Center Land Use fellowship team braved the cold temperatures of a polar blast to take in the breathtaking beauty of the city of Toronto, Ontario and learn from our peers [...]

Last month, representatives from four NLC member cities — Columbus, Ohio, Richmond, Virginia, Salt Lake City, and Tucson, Arizona — traveled to Toronto, Ontario for a study tour. With a [...]

It was 6 a.m. and I couldn’t sleep. The outside temperature was 16 degrees Fahrenheit (that’s -9 degrees Celsius). “I can do this,” I said as I put on my cold weather running gear. Up until [...]