Fifteen years ago, veteran writer Neal Peirce co-founded the Citistates Group, a network of journalists and civic leaders that uses research, writing, and events to advocate sustainable development of the 21st century city. Among its benchmark moments was the 2008 release of the acclaimed Century of the City, a book based on the Rockefeller Foundation's 2007 Global Urban Summit. While the book made strides in sparking dialogue, Peirce believes more needs to be done. "Global media tends to cover wars, conflicts, [and] scandals... quite thoroughly but does a poor job writing about [urban] innovations," he says. "Cities live in news silos and don't know what's going on."
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