Week of December 28
Crowdfunding News
The Year of Equity Crowdfunding – Competitive Enterprise Institute
This was the Year of Equity Crowdfunding – Crowdfund Beat
Crowdfunding and Real Estate in 2015: A Year Made From Many Sources – Crowdfund Insider
Is Equitable Real Estate Crowdfunding Possible? – Next City
Urbanist News
Michael Bierut Shows Us How to Design the Perfect City – Curbed
Top Planning Trends of 2015 – Planetizen
How 65 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Got Their Names – Mental Floss
Week of December 14 (Note: we’ll be back the week of December 28)
Crowdfunding News
How 3 Generations of Investors can Impact the Future of Regulated Crowdfunding – Huffington Post
Crowdfunding & Investment Banking – Crowdfund Beat
New Crowdfunding Regulations May Not Be As Helpful As They First Appear – JDSupra Business Advisor
Urbanist News
Homevoters vs. The Growth Machine – City Observatory
The Top 17 Food Cities of 2015 (Pittsburgh #1!) – Zagat
The New Science of Traffic Engineering – Better Cities and Towns
Hacking the City – New Republic
Week of December 7
Crowdfunding News
More Than Money: Civic Crowdfunding for Participatory Community Development – Planetizen
SEC Adopts Final Rules for Securities Crowdfunding Under Title III of the JOBS Act– Dentons
Regulation Crowdfunding: Long Wait Is Over, But Is Equity Crowdfunding D.O.A.? – The National Law Review
How Crowdfunding Has Changed Real Estate Investing – Forbes
Urbanist News
Connecting Real Estate Developers to Meaningful Social Change – Next City
These Mayors Are Stealing Good Ideas, One City At a Time – Pacific Standard
We Want More Walkable Communities – But Can Our Neighborhoods Deliver? – Huffington Post
Week of November 30
Crowdfunding News
The First Investment Crowdfunding Fraud. What Does this Mean for the Industry? – Crowdfund Insider
Taming the Crowd: What Does Fundrise’s New REIT Mean for Crowdfunding? – The Real Deal
NextGen Crowdfunding 2015: Will The ‘New 98%’ Create A New Economy? – Forbes
Urbanist News
Detroit’s Creative Enterprises Engage With Miles of Vacant Land – Curbed Detroit
Solving for Pattern: What Urbanists Can Learn from Wendell Berry – Thriving Cities
Developing Homewood, and Keeping it Homewood – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Week of November 23 (Happy Thanksgiving!)
Crowdfunding News
3 Things You May Not Know about Investment Crowdfunding – David Drake, Huffington Post
Regulation Is on the Horizon for Equity Crowdfunding Sites – MIT Technology Review
Regulation D: Private vs. Public Capital Raising (Deck) – Crowdfund Insider
Urbanist News
Planning for Less Driving, Not More, Would Lead to Big Savings – Streetsblog
How Many American Cities Are Preparing For The Arrival of Self-Driving Cars? Not Many – TechCrunch
A Map of Cities that Got Rid of Parking Minimums – Strong Towns
Week of November 16
Crowdfunding News
Improving Legal Documents in Crowdfunding: New IRS Audit Rules – Mark Roderick, CrowdfundAttny.com
Crowdfunding or Crowdphishing? – Richard J. Shiller, Project Syndicate
With Title III of the JOBS Act Live, Crowdfunding is Changing – Tech.co
Finally — Some Data on Whether Crowdfunding is a Good Investment or Not – Business Insider
Urbanist News
City of the Future is Closer, Calmer Than You Think – USA Today
Tiny Houses Could Be the Next Big Thing for Shrinking Rust Belt Cities – Allegheny Front
Replenishing a Sense of Wonder in Cities – Polis
Check Out Pittsburgh’s New Bicycle “Merge Lane” – Streetsblog
Week of November 9
Crowdfunding News
Intrastate Crowdfunding After Title III – Mark Roderick, CrowdfundAttny.com
Title III Ruling to Affect Real Estate Market? Three Experts Weigh In – RIS Media
Sherwood Neiss Explains Title III Equity Crowdfunding (Video) – Crowdfund Insider
Top Five Real Estate Crowdfunding Predictions: What to Expect for 2016 and Beyond – Investor Intel
Urbanist News
Ten Urban Innovations That May Shape the Future of Cities – Citiscope
Getting Lost is a Great Way To Explore the City – Can You Still Do it in the Age of the Smartphone? – CityMetric
Walking is for Everyone – Better Cities and Towns
Toward a City-led Federalism – Brookings Institution
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