Questions

Each issue takes on a specific question about capital and place — how it flows, who captures the value, and what shapes the outcome.

Latest · Issue 002 · October 2026 · By Scott Ford
Can a Growing City be Unhealthy? How Cities Metabolize Capital
Growth in population, output, and income are the BMI of a local economy: measures of size that say little about composition.
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Observations

Each reading looks at a single measure of capital in our region — banks, businesses, housing, ownership — one number at a time.

Latest · Reading 009 · September 25, 2026
How much do we invest in our own community through public debt?
Since 2020, local governments here have added about $723 million in debt to reinvest in the community, shared by residents, businesses, and organizations.
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