A three-judge panel hasn’t decided whether to uphold the Ontario government’s unpopular decision. | Continue reading
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
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
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
“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
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
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
Also: Lyft’s legal battle over driver pay, and Barcelona faces a crime wave. | Continue reading
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Drivers are caught in a proxy war between ride-hailing companies over the city's new minimum-wage rule. | Continue reading
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“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
What's the car you can't get over? | Continue reading
The highway trust fund is running on fumes. Could the elusive Green New Deal be the answer? | Continue reading
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
There are no easy fixes, but there are some key investments and upgrades that keep things going when the weather gets rough. | Continue reading
In Denver, the ride-hailing company's app will now display public transit choices. | Continue reading
Also: Upzoning won’t save you, and you, too, can be a winter cyclist. | Continue reading
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
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
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
Despite perceived fears of added costs and crime, resettled refugees bring population gains and economic benefits. | Continue reading
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
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
"Once you can keep your hands and feet warm, you can do anything." | Continue reading
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
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
A statewide ballot measure to support a rare city–county consolidation could happen as soon as 2020, but it faces stiff opposition. | Continue reading
A new study finds racial and ethnic disparities in rooftop solar adoption, even controlling for income and homeownership. | Continue reading
Also: Why Chicago’s train tracks are on fire, and federal transit funding is set to dry up in 2021. | Continue reading
Extreme cold requires extreme measures to keep the Metra commuter trains running. | Continue reading
The highway trust fund is running on fumes. Could the elusive Green New Deal be the answer? | Continue reading
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
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
Also: When zoning targets families with kids, and “My Brilliant Friend” threatens to gentrify a neighborhood. | Continue reading
As Seattle expands its Link light rail, the city has codified an affordable housing solution. | Continue reading
A new study finds a striking correlation at the state level between rates of household gun ownership and youth suicide. | Continue reading
As Seattle expands its Link light rail, the city has codified an affordable housing solution. | Continue reading
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
Here's where automation will displace the most workers. | Continue reading
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
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
Residents of Rione Luzzatti never expected it to become a tourist destination. Then Elena Ferrante set her bestselling novels there. | Continue reading
Also: Designing schools for homeless children, and the benefits of giving free tech support to residents. | Continue reading
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
Can a shrinking Rust Belt city welcome immigrants and also support the federal detention center that incarcerates them? | Continue reading
“Every room is themed with a home in mind.” | Continue reading
"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