Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab and Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, co-authored a June 29 article for The Philadelphia Citizen about a plan for post-covid economic recovery and the necessity of providing opportunities for Black businesses to thrive. 

Kevin Gillen,PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was interviewed in an April 20 KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) podcast about a new report by the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation that provides one of the first estimates of the economic toll the coronavirus will have on Philadelphia —impacting everything from real estate and manufacturing to unemployment and homelessness.

Kevin Gillen,PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, authored a March 26 Philadelphia Business Journal article about the necessity of ensuring nonbank members of the mortgage industry have access to liquidity during the coronavirus crisis.  

Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, was quoted in a March 23 Voice of San Diego article about local leaders putting together relief programs intended to cushion the economic blow to households and small businesses reeling from widespread shutdowns.

Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, was quoted in a Feb. 26 Governing article about why tax incentives doled out by cities and states often do not deliver economic benefits.

Harris Steinberg, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was mentioned in a Feb. 9 Philadelphia Inquirer editorial about the fate of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery site, which could be decided in bankruptcy court this week.

Harris Steinberg, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in a Jan. 30 WHYY.org article about the winning bid for the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex. Factions who want to see the complex continue to operate as a refinery have ramped up pressure in light of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court confirmation hearing on the company’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan, which will happen next week.

Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, was quoted in a Jan. 29 Governing article about the need for a combination of smart federal policy, new norms and models in the investor world to address the imbalance of infrastructure investment, which is increasingly concentrated in a small number of cities.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in Jan. 9 Philadelphia Business Journal article about how the recent changes to Philadelphia's 10-year tax abatement will affect the market for new housing.

Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, authored a Jan. 9 Philadelphia Citizen story about investments that can help distressed urban communities build wealth — commentary drawing on his recent report with Ross Baird, “Towards a System of Community Wealth.” He was also mentioned in a guest column published Jan. 10 in Generocity about the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative.

Harris Steinberg, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in a Jan. 9 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the bankruptcy sale of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery site in South Philadelphia.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in a Dec. 24 New York Times story about entities that are interested in buying all or part of the South Philadelphia Refinery, which was shut down after an explosion caused an extensive fire. He was also mentioned in a Dec. 31 Philadelphia magazine story about how real estate trends in 2019 worked out.