Eric Peterson : Features

Fueled by collaboration, the Mile High City is investing in transit-oriented development while also preserving its historic neighborhoods. Denver has gained 50,000 new residents in the past four years, outpacing its suburbs and most other metro areas.

From D.C. to Seattle,  alleys are being reinvented as people-friendly spaces. Often perceived as dirty and dangerous, alleys are moving beyond garbage and garages to become havens for pedestrians, public art and small business.

From Greenville, North Carolina to Baltimore, from Tampa to Denver to Cleveland to D.C., tech savvy, entrepreneurship, and investment are coming together to create bright clusters of digital innovation. It's truly time for the "rise of the rest."