In light of even more dire news about our warming planet, leading thinkers tell us the one thing cities and states could do to escalate their response. | Continue reading
Deadly attacks by car and truck are on the rise, but cities often fail to respond in ways that protect the most vulnerable road users. | Continue reading
There are major differences in the flood risk, physical and economic geography, and political systems of the two nations. | 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 National Park Service aims to dial back the sidewalk in front of the President's home from 25 feet to 5 feet—an 80 percent reduction. That’s one of a dozen proposed restrictions that would rethink civic space in federal D.C. | Continue reading
Also: America’s worsening geographic inequality, and why we need better ways to report crime statistics. | Continue reading
What's powering Kim Jong-un's Pyongyang building boom? An emerging middle class. | Continue reading
After narrowing mid-20th century, the economic gap between have and have-not places began to widen again in the 1980s. It hasn't stopped growing. | Continue reading
What's really the most dangerous American city? The way crimes are currently counted can easily confuse and mislead. | Continue reading
Plugging in cars will be critical to averting climate catastrophe. | Continue reading
Also: Can we go electric before it’s too late? And how Manhattan became a rich ghost town. | Continue reading
Plugging in cars will be critical to averting climate catastrophe. | Continue reading
A decade ago Georgia tried to implement similar “exact-match” voter registration system but was thwarted by a key section of the Voting Rights Act. That section has been removed, leaving voters of color unprotected. | Continue reading
New York’s empty storefronts are a dark omen for the future of cities. | Continue reading
Can Durham, North Carolina, lead an economic renaissance without leaving its most vulnerable citizens behind? | Continue reading
Imagery on the 2.5-acre facade of theMART will bring light and color to the city’s skyline two hours a day, five days a week, 10 months a year. | Continue reading
NOAA images reveal the storm’s brutal, but uneven, impact on the Florida Panhandle. | Continue reading
After a promotion for a horse race was projected onto the city's opera house earlier this week, protestors took to the streets with flashlights. | Continue reading
Leana Wen is moving on from shepherding a city's health, to fight for women's health nationwide. And she’s bringing her relentless work ethic with her. | Continue reading
Also today: Is transit doomed in the U.S.? Discuss. And Europe’s capitals keep getting richer and younger. | Continue reading
A new study finds correlation between climate-change impacts and worsened mental health, but it's unclear what exact factors are to blame. | Continue reading
More citizen-initiated measures are making it onto the ballot than ever before. But in states where they’re able, legislators are taking steps to alter them. | Continue reading
Libertarian gadfly Randal O'Toole and transit advocate Jarrett Walker disagree about most things—but not everything. | Continue reading
For a lot of moms, consultations for breastfeeding are inaccessible. City-run Baby Cafes aspire to meet women where they are. | Continue reading
Also today: How America fails at communicating flood risks, and Paris is preparing for a warming world. | Continue reading
Other areas, not so much. | Continue reading
We may not need information on the risks of flooding very often. But it's essential when we're deciding where to live. | Continue reading
In the eighth "Invisible Borders Trans-African Road Trip," a group of African artists and writers traverse and interpret the continent’s cities and border towns. | Continue reading
A biweekly tour of the ever-expanding cartographic landscape. | Continue reading
Paris, under Mayor Anne Hidalgo, could be a model for how cities can mitigate and plan for climate change. | Continue reading
What happens when you take the paint and neon out of the megacity? Pascal Greco’s stark photos reveal a harshly built environment. | Continue reading
Also today: America is losing its edge for startups, and when neighborhood diversity means white anxiety. | Continue reading
The widespread failure of American mass transit is usually blamed on cheap gas and suburban sprawl. But the full story of why other countries succeed is more complicated. | Continue reading
Why does public transportation work so much better in Europe, Asia, and Canada? | Continue reading
Many descendants of the original Coconut Grove community own property in the neighborhood today, but development is a serious concern and a large part of the community is fighting to protect their homes. | Continue reading
In light of the new IPCC report, hope for the planet’s future means substituting some personal convenience. | Continue reading
Also today: How to fix badly planned American cities, and Gritty of brotherly love. | Continue reading
In light of the new IPCC report, hope for the planet’s future means substituting some personal convenience. | Continue reading
China, India, Singapore, Japan, and other nations have seen substantial increases in venture-capital investment in their startup companies. | Continue reading
China, India, Singapore, Japan, and other nations have seen substantial increases in venture-capital investment in their startup companies. | Continue reading
In a new book, an architect and a photographer document a land of squatters, artists, and migrants with few rules deep in the California desert. | Continue reading
Even the largest, most advanced cities are vulnerable to the intensifying storms in the Pacific Ocean. | Continue reading
Designers talk about how to create an effective political brand in 2018. | Continue reading
A court in New York City breeds a family of fathers, brothers, and sons, out of people unconnected by blood. | Continue reading
An excerpt from Jeff Speck's new book 'Walkable City Rules.' | Continue reading
Scores of cities are dropping the controversial holiday. But the parades often go on. | Continue reading
Clarissa Tossin's short film appropriates back at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House. | Continue reading