Todd Swanstrom
Todd Swanstrom is the Des Lee professor of community collaboration and public policy administration at the University of Missouri—St. Louis. He is the co-author of The Changing American Neighborhood: The Meaning of Place in the Twenty-First Century (Cornell University Press). Todd uses the resources of his endowment to support the St. Louis Anchor Action Network, a coalition of 16 anchor institutions working to revitalize 22 disinvested ZIP codes in North St. Louis City and County.
Why Housing Policy Should Include More Funding for Home Repairs
Researchers found that older homeowners in St. Louis averaged $13,000 in unmet home repairs. Here's how advocates can measure home repair need in their own cities, and why repairs make a difference.
A Surprising Victory
When business leaders in St. Louis withdrew financial support for a campaign to pass a badly needed transit tax, it was a blessing in disguise.
Freedom for the Pike
Book Review: Subprime Mortgages: America's Latest Boom and Bust, by Edward M. Gramlich.
Urban Institute Press, 2007, 120 pp. $25.00 (hardcover).
Urban Institute Press, 2007, 120 pp. $25.00 (hardcover).
