Neighborhood gentrification and the U.S. housing shortage both raise prices, strain families, and reallocate wealth to the privileged. But the problems are distinct. | Continue reading
New York's Museum of Modern Art just reopened after a $450 million expansion and renovation. | Continue reading
In the 1930s big auto dreamed up freeways and demanded massive car infrastructure. Micromobility needs its own Futurama—one where cars are marginalized. | Continue reading
When tech inventors move from a smaller to a larger geographic cluster, they generate more patents and have more impact, according to new research. | Continue reading
Yes, to an extent. | Continue reading
Also: Why the ‘World Series’ isn’t a misnomer, and the utopian vision that explains Renaissance fairs. | Continue reading
Roughly three in 10 MLB players hail from countries other than the U.S., the lion’s share from Central America and the Caribbean. | Continue reading
Since a diversion program, Project Reset, started in Manhattan, district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. says that prosecutions for low-level offenses have halved. | Continue reading
These fanciful living-history encampments are about more than just medieval revelry. | Continue reading
Also: The planning czar who tried and failed to integrate the suburbs, and a horrifying glimpse into your future transit commute. | Continue reading
Even planning czar Ed Logue couldn't defeat the fierce opposition to 900 units of low-income housing in Westchester County. | Continue reading
A comic artist’s take on what the future of transportation really feels like. | Continue reading
A just-approved plan will redesign Market Street to favor bikes, pedestrians, and public transit. But the vote to ban private cars didn’t happen overnight. | Continue reading
In an exhibit at the Center for Architecture, architects from across Europe address a crucial civic issue: public housing. | Continue reading
A Brookings Institution report states that presidential candidates' plans to address the effects of redlining won't work. | Continue reading
Also: When climate activists target public transit, and why asking for bike lanes isn’t smart. | Continue reading
A violence-prevention initiative in Tallahassee is also training young people for jobs in community resilience. | Continue reading
In the 1930s big auto dreamed up freeways and demanded massive car infrastructure. Micromobility needs its own Futurama—one where cars are marginalized. | Continue reading
The climate protest movement Extinction Rebellion is facing a backlash after disrupting commuters on the London Underground. | Continue reading
Also: What WeWork’s demise could do to New York City real estate, and the socialists taking aim at city council. | Continue reading
Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods saw a crime decline, but recently, their violent crime rates have rebounded while other areas continue to improve. | Continue reading
Long overshadowed by Le Corbusier and other famous men, the avant-garde French designer and architect gets her due with a major retrospective in Paris. | Continue reading
A just-approved plan will redesign Market Street to favor bikes, pedestrians, and public transit. But the vote to ban private cars didn’t happen overnight. | Continue reading
The bustling industry of immersive, Instagram-friendly experiences has put a new spin on the word museum. | Continue reading
The troubled coworking company is the largest office tenant in New York City. What happens if it goes under? | Continue reading
The troubled coworking company is the largest office tenant in New York City. What happens if it goes under? | Continue reading
Also: Here come the remote-controlled scooter-bots, and designing the floating future of cities. | Continue reading
The bustling industry of immersive, Instagram-friendly experiences has put a new spin on the word museum. | Continue reading
Charles Jencks, who died this week, founded a chain of support centers that were designed by famous architects for people living with cancer. | Continue reading
A new mobility technology company called Tortoise promises to address a frequent complaint about dockless e-scooters. | Continue reading
Pete Buttigieg's former chief of staff, James Mueller, is vying with a Republican challenger to be the next mayor of South Bend, Indiana. | Continue reading
A new mobility technology company called Tortoise promises to address a frequent complaint about dockless e-scooters. | Continue reading
Also: Where the presidential candidates’ public housing plans go wrong, and the millennial urban lifestyle is about to get more expensive. | Continue reading
The sentencing of independence movement leaders triggered a day of demonstrations in the capital of Catalonia—and more unrest may be coming. | Continue reading
Based on a demographic analysis, recent immigrants are just as likely to hail from Asia as Latin America; tend to be highly educated; and are moving to Trump-voting areas. | Continue reading
After years of investment in creating affordable housing, the U.S. still doesn’t have adequate supply. Presidential candidates’ plans must address reasons why. | Continue reading
The ride-hailing juggernaut changed transportation in cities before they even knew what was happening. | Continue reading
Local officials from across the U.S. are gathering to discuss ways to address the affordable housing crisis but, they say the federal government must do more. | Continue reading
Also: Why the bus got so bad, and how the federal government should tackle the housing crisis. | Continue reading
The official celebration of Native Americans represents the fruits of a decades-long effort that’s playing out in city halls and statehouses. | Continue reading
The city's first-of-its-kind micromobility collective will create all-in-one mobility hubs near transit stops. | Continue reading
The new 36-acre park has a concert stage, a pond, a café, walking and biking trails, and more. | Continue reading
Local officials from across the U.S. are gathering to discuss ways to address the affordable housing crisis but, they say the federal government must do more. | Continue reading
The tech industry has improved people’s individual, private lives. But it has not necessarily benefited their communal ones. | Continue reading
As mayors gather for C40’s summit on climate change, the coalition reports that emission in a third of its members have been steadily falling. | Continue reading
Can Steven Reed, the first black mayor in Montgomery, Alabama, reconcile the city's civil rights legacy and racial justice needs with its Confederate past? | Continue reading
TransitCenter’s Steven Higadishe talks about his new book, "Better Buses, Better Cities." | Continue reading