The FOCUS Lab opens!
The FOCUS Lab, a new exhibition space & urban room, opened in Downtown Troy.
“The Challenge & Opportunity of Greening America’s Small Cities” (3/1) Recap + Video
Recap and video of the March 1 event “The Challenge & Opportunity of Greening America’s Small Cities.”
2021 Year in Review
The Future of Small Cities Institute had quite a year, despite all of the tumultuousness and uncertainty that surrounded our cities.
“Our Future Main Streets: Inclusion, Flexibility, Experience” (12/14) Recap + Video
Recap and video of the December 14 event “Out Future Main Streets: Flexibility, Inclusion, Experience.”
Interview with Sanctuary for Independent Media about Main Streets
Reif Larsen, founder of The Future of Small Cities Institute spoke with HMM’s Sina Basila Hickey about the future of Main Streets ahead of the December 14th event.
The Death & Life of Small North American Cities
Future of Small Cities Institute founder Reif Larsen writes for the Globe & Mail about the future of main streets and storefronts in the small legacy cities of the Hudson Valley, including the cities of Troy, Hudson, and Kingston.
The Albany Riverfront Collaborative Launches
The Albany Riverfront Collaborative launches, offering a collective vision of what the Albany waterfront could be and a plan for a reconnected, inclusive city.
An Interview with Scott Kellogg
An interview with Scott Kellogg of The Radix Center and the author of the new book “Urban Ecosystem Justice” (Routledge).
“The Artist is the City: Public Art as Community Activation” 10/5 Recap + Video
A recap of “Artist is the City: Public Art as Community Activation” on 10/5
THE FOCUS Living Lab
We're excited to announce the creation of the FOCUS (Future of Cities and Urban Sustainability) Living Lab, our first brick and mortar space.
“On the Road to Nowhere: The Future of Urban Highways in Upstate NY” 5/26 Recap
A recap of “On the Road to Nowhere: The Future of Upstate Highways in NY” on 5/26
Video Database for Sustainable Futures Conference
Announcing a searchable video database of all 77 sessions from the Sustainable Futures Conference, April 27-30.
Sustainable Futures Conference Recap
A recap of the four-day Sustainable Futures Conference (April 27-30).
Interview with Sanctuary for Independent Media
Reif Larsen, founder of The Future of Small Cities Institute and an organizer for the Sustainable Futures Conference, spoke with HMM’s Sina Basila Hickey about the concept behind the conference and about the sustainability movement in the Capital Region.
“Small cities, if we do them well, can be prototypes”
For the Developer Podcast, Christine Murray interviewed Future of Small Cities Founder Reif Larsen about the rise of small cities in America, the challenge of going car-free, and the question of equity, displacement and gentrification.
Subject2Change Interview
Reif Larsen was interviewed by Lauren Staniec and Jodi Smits Anderson of the Subbject2Change podcast about his work with Future of Small Cities, the upcoming Sustainable Futures Conference, how we tell the narrative around climate change and our cultural resilience.
“Translating Talk to Action” 3/16 Recap
A recap of Part 3 of our Recovery & Resilience Series, “Translating Talk to Action,” which took place on March 16.
FoSCI Winter Dialogue 2/23 Recap
A recap of our FoSCI Winter Dialogue “The Promise of Small Cities: Gateways to the Future” between Alan Berube of The Brookings Institute and Ben Forman of MassINC on February 23, 2021.
Moving from big to small…
The Developer, a UK-based urbanist magazine interviewed Reif Larsen of the Future of Small Cities Institute about migration patterns from big cities to small cities and the impacts these demographic shifts have on local communities.