A new bill would let cities charge drivers for using the road. Will local governments jump at the chance? | Continue reading
A biweekly tour of the ever-expanding cartographic landscape. | Continue reading
For decades, the alt-weekly's photographers served as the eyes of the streets, working with activists to document and publicize the anguish and rage of everyday New Yorkers. | Continue reading
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Community members in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood organized a punk-rock benefit to support a local grocer and stop a rumored CVS takeover. | Continue reading
An urban planner loses her bid for mayor but the progressive vote at council, which Ontario Premier Doug Ford seemed interested in weakening, remains largely unchanged. | Continue reading
In the course of a few months, the United States suddenly pulled hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. Experts weigh in on what that means for urban Palestinians. | Continue reading
In her new book, author Alex Rosenblat talked with Uber drivers in 25 cities to trace the story of how ride-hailing disrupted the very definition of labor. | Continue reading
Local laws that penalize trick-or-treating by teens, after 8 PM, or even while wearing a mask are seen as scary government overreach. | Continue reading
By replacing Long Island City’s industrial waterfront with native grasses, Hunters Point South Park stands ready to withstand any storm surge. | Continue reading
While federal and state governments take a back seat, cities are driving the regulation of autonomous vehicles. | Continue reading
Also: Wages are growing faster in rural areas, and the beautiful (but dangerous) sidewalks of Lisbon. | Continue reading
Between 2001 and 2016, most types of rural counties in the U.S. saw wage growth above the national average. | Continue reading
The likelihood of more storms like Michael and Florence in the future means that more Americans will deal with post-flooding mold in their homes. | Continue reading
“On the one hand of course they’re obviously extremely dangerous,” said one local who badly sprained his ankle after stepping in a bald patch in the sidewalk. “But on the other, they’re as essential to Lisbon as the cries of the seagulls or the smell of grilled sardines.” | Continue reading
The Supreme Court ruling that helped rescue the New York icon also opened the door for other, more controversial preservation cases. | Continue reading
The goal is to build a transit-oriented soccer league. | Continue reading
A slew of small companies have launched in recent years, offering parents a way to outsource their daily driving. | Continue reading
The reopening of Stainer Street is emblematic of the way the terminus, which first started service in May, has been reconstructed. | Continue reading
Also: Milwaukee’s plan for 10,000 affordable homes, and why global talent clusters around cities. | Continue reading
A voter-backed ballot measure was supposed to to be used to fix aging facilities. Instead, the district is tapping those funds to pay for a legal campaign against a subway extension. | Continue reading
The city has an ambitious plan to fix its housing woes. But so far, development has been focused on the downtown area. | Continue reading
Six years after Sandy hit New York killing 43 people and destroying numerous homes, waterfront development continues with scant attention to cohesive storm-mitigation strategy. | Continue reading
Houston is reconstructing Hurricane Harvey to figure out where people still need help. | Continue reading
For now, America’s cities lead in attracting global talent, but cities across the world are coming on strong. | Continue reading
In Durham, North Carolina, abandoned factories are becoming tech hubs and microbreweries. But building a shared commitment to its most vulnerable citizens could be a trickier redevelopment feat. | Continue reading
The ride-hailing service can be a boon for local public transit, but only in certain kinds of markets. | Continue reading
In Marriott hotels across the country, employees are striking for better wages and benefits—but also for the right to decide how technology is used in their industry. | Continue reading
Also: The neighborhoods buried in student debt, and the fight to integrate New York’s specialized schools. | Continue reading
Rather than compete for a slot in one of the city's specialized high schools, I am choosing for her to be “left behind.” | Continue reading
The federal agency just launched a feel-good photoblog called "Humans of HUD." Just what are these portraits of real-life housing aid recipients telling us? | Continue reading
How much of your paycheck goes towards student loans? | Continue reading
Tasso Katselas was prolific in his home city for the second half of the 20th century, but his work remains underappreciated. | Continue reading
Political affiliations are shifting across the board, and not just toward the right. | Continue reading
In New York City neighborhoods that are getting whiter and more affluent, noise complaints jumped 70 percent between 2011 and 2016. | Continue reading
In the swiftly diversifying Gwinnett County, the second largest county in Georgia, the best way to vote freely and fairly in the upcoming midterms is if you’re white. | Continue reading
For now, America’s cities lead in attracting global talent, but cities across the world are coming on strong. | Continue reading
Also: Paul Allen’s imprint on Seattle, and the value of New York’s experimental music scene. | Continue reading
While F1 wants to woo the U.S., Austin wants to win the rest of the world with this weekend’s Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. | Continue reading
For decades, the FBI conducted a covert surveillance program on a predominantly Muslim neighborhood in Illinois. In her new documentary, journalist Assia Boundaoui reveals what that felt like. | Continue reading
Young people are among the loneliest of all Americans. Schools that teach kids how to deal with feelings of isolation could help put a dent in the epidemic. | Continue reading
Does the city do enough to foster these important community spaces? | Continue reading
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Where Carnegie built libraries, Seattle’s gifts reflect certain fin-de-millennium values. | Continue reading
The San Jose school system’s plan to build affordable apartment units for the city’s teachers has triggered a fierce backlash in one affluent area. | Continue reading
Also: The problem with anti-terror bollards, and a cautionary tale of saving Grand Central. | Continue reading
The San Jose school system’s plan to build affordable apartment units for the city’s teachers has triggered a fierce backlash in one affluent area. | Continue reading