Canadian Basic Income Recipients Are Suing Their Government

A three-judge panel hasn’t decided whether to uphold the Ontario government’s unpopular decision. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The White Flight from Football

Parents know that the sport comes with a risk of brain damage. But many black families feel that playing football is still the best option for their kids. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Tiny Happy People: The Story of the Architectural ‘Scalie’

They may seem like afterthoughts, but the scale figures in architectural drawings are clues to social values, technological change, and more, says Hilary Sample, co-author of a new book about them. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

London’s Surprisingly Rich History of Transit Textile Design

The London Transport Museum has compiled a rich and nerdy collection of concepts, photographs, and recorded interviews with the men and women instrumental in the creation of the city's public transit seating. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Airbnb Effect: It’s Not Just Rising Home Prices

“It becomes a straight conflict between whose interests you care more about: long-term residents of the city, or those that visit it,” the author of a new review of Airbnb's local impacts said. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Mattie Freeland’s Green Vision for a Black Atlanta Neighborhood

As Atlanta prepares for the Super Bowl, a new urban park in the stadium’s shadow tries to revitalize the low-income neighborhood English Avenue without displacing long-time residents. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Heating Violations Are Leaving Residents in the Cold

As wind chills dip as much as 50 degrees below zero, cities like New York and Chicago scramble to restore heating and hot water in homes. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: Atlanta’s Super Bowl Quest Destroyed a Community

Also: Lyft’s legal battle over driver pay, and Barcelona faces a crime wave. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Amid Tourists and Gentrification, Barcelona Faces a Crime Wave

Like so many things in Catalonia, it's complicated. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Lyft Launches a Legal Battle Over Driver Pay in NYC

Drivers are caught in a proxy war between ride-hailing companies over the city's new minimum-wage rule. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Can Uber Convince You to Take the Bus?

Through original reporting, sharp analysis, and visual storytelling, CityLab informs and inspires the people who are creating the cities of the future—and those who want to live there. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Airbnb Effect: It’s Not Just Rising Home Prices

“It becomes a straight conflict between whose interests you care more about: long-term residents of the city, or those that visit it,” the author of a new review of Airbnb's local impacts said. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Car Nostalgia Gets Its Own TV Show

What's the car you can't get over? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Can the Green New Deal Boost Federal Transit Funding?

The highway trust fund is running on fumes. Could the elusive Green New Deal be the answer? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Zoning Reform Isn't a Silver Bullet for U.S. Housing

A new study of zoning changes in Chicago finds that they led to higher, not lower, local home prices, while having no discernible impact on local housing supply. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

What It Takes to Keep the Lights On in Extremely Cold Weather

There are no easy fixes, but there are some key investments and upgrades that keep things going when the weather gets rough. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Uber Wants to Be Your One-Stop Transit Stop

In Denver, the ride-hailing company's app will now display public transit choices. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: City, Meet County

Also: Upzoning won’t save you, and you, too, can be a winter cyclist. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Accessibility Advocates Rally Over Mother’s Death on Subway Stairs

After a women carrying a baby and a stroller suffered a fall, accessibility advocates are again calling for more elevators in the city's subway stations. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Why Won’t Atlanta Honor the Community Its Super Bowl Stadium Erased?

The city is commemorating its civil rights legacy ahead of Super Bowl LIII. But it has done nothing to remember the residents of Lightning, a black community displaced by its stadium. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

London’s Surprisingly Rich History of Transit Textile Design

The London Transport Museum has compiled a rich and nerdy collection of concepts, photographs, and recorded interviews with the men and women instrumental in the creation of the city's public transit seating. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Cities Refugees Saved

Despite perceived fears of added costs and crime, resettled refugees bring population gains and economic benefits. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Upzoning Will Not Solve the Housing Crisis

A new study of upzonings in Chicago finds that they led to higher, not lower, local home prices, while having no discernible impact on housing supply. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

A HUD Official Teases Federal Takeover of New York City’s Housing Authority

A federal housing official hinted at a looming decision about the fate of New York’s troubled housing agency. It could affect one in 11 renters in NYC. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Winter Bicycle Commuters Know You Think They’re Crazy

"Once you can keep your hands and feet warm, you can do anything." | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

As Brazil Went, So Did Oscar Niemeyer

While the near future of Latin America's largest country does not look promising, inspiration can still be drawn from the democratic spirit of its beloved architect who built for his home country before and after going into exile. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Maybe Marilyn Mosby Shouldn’t Have the Power to Prosecute Weed Anyway

Baltimore’s Marilyn Mosby is the latest top prosecutor to decide to no longer try weed-related drug cases, But should it be up to them to decide? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Missouri Could Vote to Merge St. Louis City and County

A statewide ballot measure to support a rare city–county consolidation could happen as soon as 2020, but it faces stiff opposition. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Solar-Power Benefits Aren’t Reaching Communities of Color

A new study finds racial and ethnic disparities in rooftop solar adoption, even controlling for income and homeownership. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: The Quest for the Multigenerational City

Also: Why Chicago’s train tracks are on fire, and federal transit funding is set to dry up in 2021. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

In Case of Polar Vortex, Light Chicago’s Train Tracks on Fire

Extreme cold requires extreme measures to keep the Metra commuter trains running. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Federal Transit Funding Is on Track to Dry Up in 2021. Yes, Cities Are Worried.

The highway trust fund is running on fumes. Could the elusive Green New Deal be the answer? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Electric Scooters Sent Nearly 250 Riders to L.A. Emergency Rooms Last Year. Is That a Lot?

A UCLA study tracked a year of injuries related to e-scooter use in two L.A. hospitals and revealed exactly how riders got hurt. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Quest for the Multigenerational City

The lives of the young and the old rarely cross in many American cities. After I moved to Austin, I used a volunteer opportunity as a way to change that. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: Why Mayors Are Running

Also: When zoning targets families with kids, and “My Brilliant Friend” threatens to gentrify a neighborhood. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Alongside New Light Rail Stations, Seattle Plans Affordable Housing

As Seattle expands its Link light rail, the city has codified an affordable housing solution. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Teen Suicide Rates Are Higher In States Where More People Own Guns

A new study finds a striking correlation at the state level between rates of household gun ownership and youth suicide. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Alongside New Light Rail Stations, Seattle Plans Affordable Housing

As Seattle expands its Link light rail, the city has codified an affordable housing solution. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

A Small Island Town Prepares for a Major Earthquake

Vashon Island is just a few miles from Seattle. But if “the big one” hits, the community expects to feel a world away. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Where Automation Will Displace the Most Workers

Here's where automation will displace the most workers. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

When Zoning Targets Families with Children

Municipalities shouldn’t block or raise the cost of things young parents need, like day-care centers and two-bedroom houses or apartments. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

When Zoning Targets Families With Kids

Municipalities shouldn’t block or raise the cost of things young parents need, like day-care centers and two-bedroom houses or apartments. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Will ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Gentrify a Naples Neighborhood?

Residents of Rione Luzzatti never expected it to become a tourist destination. Then Elena Ferrante set her bestselling novels there. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: A Rust Belt City Wrestles With Fear and Immigration

Also: Designing schools for homeless children, and the benefits of giving free tech support to residents. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

An Italian City Will Pay Residents to Ride Bikes

Similar plans have been tried in Paris, Milan, and elsewhere with mixed results. So will Bari’s cash-to-cycle program find success? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

A Rust Belt City Wrestles With Fear, Immigration, and its Future

Can a shrinking Rust Belt city welcome immigrants and also support the federal detention center that incarcerates them? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

In Oklahoma City, A School Designed For Homeless Children

“Every room is themed with a home in mind.” | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Mapping Who Lives in Border Patrol's '100-Mile Zone' (2018)

"Checkpoints" are synonymous with the southern U.S. border. But the zone where immigration agents have broader enforcement powers covers a wide swath of U.S. geography. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago