Also: How Boston got its “T,” and remembering the “mother of all pandemics.” | Continue reading
Photos of the historic flooding from Hurricane Florence. | Continue reading
Some parts of rural America are thriving, even as others decline; some parts of urban America are losing population as others make a comeback. | Continue reading
Fifty years ago, designers Peter Chermayeff and Tom Geismar gave the MBTA a memorable makeover. | Continue reading
One of the most overlooked medical events in history has important lessons for cities today. | Continue reading
As mayor from 1972 to 1980, Rizzo appealed to “law and order” and white working-class identity—a sign of politics to come. | Continue reading
Chasing an HQ2 is a dying model. As the nature of working changes, U.S. cities that provide the support that companies once did, will prosper. | Continue reading
The fire was part of a larger campaign of disinvestment aimed at Brazil's history and culture. | Continue reading
Fifty years ago, designers Peter Chermayeff and Tom Geismar gave the MBTA a memorable makeover. | Continue reading
Baltimore voters are deciding whether to ban privatization of the water utility. But without the infusion of private investment, can cities continue to afford providing safe, inexpensive water? | Continue reading
Also: Doug Ford blows up Toronto’s city council, and another threat to Carolina’s lowcountry. | Continue reading
It didn’t take long at all for the newly-elected Ontario premier to plunge Canada’s largest city into a political and constitutional crisis. | Continue reading
An earthquake hit Skopje in July 1963, killing over 1,000 people and leaving 200,000 homeless. The inventive, vernacular-influenced designs behind the rebuild are worth celebrating. | Continue reading
Chasing an HQ2 is a dying model. As the nature of working changes, U.S. cities that provide the support that companies once did, will prosper. | Continue reading
Weeks after opening, a model town for treating dementia is set to be replicated around the U.S. | Continue reading
Thousands of acres of the flooded Carolinas are heir’s property, a form of land ownership that leaves residents vulnerable to speculators. | Continue reading
David Hanson’s work from the 1980s shows industrial damage to the American landscape that may never heal. | Continue reading
Also: Hurricane Florence fueled a pop-up micro-economy, and the bodega signmakers of New York. | Continue reading
For millions of young people, the VW was a ticket to selfhood. | Continue reading
At a high-profile dinner in Washington, Bezos averted questions about HQ2 and politics to focus on his investments in homelessness and preschool. | Continue reading
In their new book Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett use the example of the Netherlands to show how a cycling culture promotes community building and health.. | Continue reading
A new study explores the real motivations behind the "evil developer" narrative. | Continue reading
In order to get a better sense of how these curbside canvases come to be, CityLab talked with some of the men who make them. | Continue reading
In their new book Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett use the example of the Netherlands to show how a cycling culture promotes community building and health.. | Continue reading
When activists occupied a long-vacant building, the police response seemed to confirm suspicion that the state is siding with landlords. | Continue reading
Storm surges up to 13 feet and heavy rains will test two facilities that had problems in the past. | Continue reading
Ahead of the storm, a micro-economy of transportation, shelter, and services unfurls. | Continue reading
Also: Mapping the unequal burden of Hurricane Florence, and the trouble with TIF. | Continue reading
HUD Secretary Ben Carson announced that he would be launching a “landlord engagement listening tour” later this month, but discrimination by many landlords can already be heard quite loudly. | Continue reading
Put them together and you can have spaces that are safer and more pleasant for everyone. | Continue reading
Last month, 19 cities signed a declaration to make all new buildings carbon neutral by 2030. Now what? | Continue reading
A biweekly tour of the ever-expanding cartographic landscape. | Continue reading
The path of the powerful hurricane is only one way to understand the scope of its potential impact. | Continue reading
Cities love this funding tool. Maybe they shouldn't. | Continue reading
Also: California’s new clean-energy commitment, and how local food tests political candidates. | Continue reading
Cities that fail to make issues of equity and empowerment central to climate-action initiatives are not living up to the values of the movement, says a former mayor of Portland, Oregon. | Continue reading
Poverty, lack of transportation, and poor internet service in the rural Carolinas could complicate emergency response for a region that's still reeling from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. | Continue reading
A major new investment makes clear: It’s not all about Paris anymore. | Continue reading
Cynthia Nixon ordered a bagel and fell into an old trap. | Continue reading
Also: The power of “social infrastructure,” and a daring experiment in digital democracy. | Continue reading
A startup called Voatz wants to devise a more secure way to vote over the internet. Not everyone is convinced it’s a good idea. | Continue reading
Eric Klinenberg, author of 'Palaces for the People,' talks about how schools, libraries, and other institutions can restore a sense of common purpose in America. | Continue reading
Metros with more public transit usage are safer, for both passengers and pedestrians. | Continue reading
Montreal has a multi-million dollar plan to address homelessness. At the center is social inclusion. | Continue reading
Also: Yelp reviews can track gentrification, and the architects who made Miami “magic.” | Continue reading
There's a problem with urging urban leaders to go it alone. | Continue reading
Founded 40 years ago, Arquitectonica perfectly expressed the magical-realist sensibility of Miami—and made it known the world over. | Continue reading
Old habits die hard, but researchers think with the right incentives, those who drive will get into the habit of taking public transit instead. | Continue reading