It's Way Too Hot on the New York City Subway

Temperatures on platforms are reaching past 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Some cars aren’t much better. How did we get here? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

What’s the Deal With Giant Games in Parks and Plazas?

The "playable" city wants you to leave your backyard. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: The Politics of Transporting White Supremacists

Also: Why Philly is on the federal government’s shaming list, and the Olmsted papers you didn’t know you needed. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Olmsted Papers You Didn’t Know You Needed

The materials, including drafts of his writings, family letters and journals, correspondences with colleagues, and project proposals, piece together a unique glimpse into the landscape architect’s creative process. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Why Did So Many Die in Quebec’s Heat Wave?

Men living alone counted for the majority of deaths when temperatures in Southern Quebec spiked. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

How To Ruin a Historic Town, According to 1970s British News

A clip charting the newsworthy redevelopment shows its age. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Segregation of Our Everyday Lives

A new study analyzes Twitter data and finds that racial segregation not only divides us based on where we live, but how we travel around cities. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Why Philadelphia Is on the Federal Government’s Shaming List

Case in point: A press release this week centered on a tweet by a Philadelphia city staffer. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Memphis: Spying on Activists Is Just Good Police Work

As an activist, Tami Sawyer was monitored by the Memphis Police Department. She was elected to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on August 3, and can now keep track of the agents who were tracking her. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: New York City Just Changed the Uber Game

Also: How to build a Rust Belt art boom, and the Postal Service eyes a new demographic. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

How to Build a Rust Belt Art Boom

Aaron Ott, the first-ever public art curator at Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery, talks about leading an uncommon cultural initiative across Western New York. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

View From the Protests: Dhaka Should Go Car Free

For nearly two weeks, Bangladesh’s capital city has been riven with protests following the death of two students in a traffic incident. A long-time Dhaka resident reports on the situation and offers a solution to the traffic problem. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Ghost Bikes, Infrastructure of Grief

Part memorial, part protest symbol, these all-white bicycles mark the places where cyclists have been killed by cars. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

One Thing Millennials Aren’t Killing: The Postal Service

USPS hopes to capitalize on a generation's desire for personal connection. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Who Rents Their Home in America? Here’s What the Data Says

The trend of 20-somethings renting rather than buying is nothing new. But the age at which Americans switch to homeownership is getting older, | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

New York City Moves to Cap Uber

The city council voted to set first-of-its-kind limits on ride-hailing. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: Look to the Suburbs

Also: More cities want “democracy vouchers,” and why this housing spike is different. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

More Cities Want to Embrace ‘Democracy Vouchers’

Following Seattle’s example, other cities want to give voters cash vouchers to donate to local candidates. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Climate Report: Not Good

The American Meteorological Society’s annual "State of the Climate" report shows how the effects of climate change have become "tangible and visible." | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Who Rents Their Home in America? Here’s What the Data Says.

The trend of 20-somethings renting rather than buying is nothing new. But the age at which Americans switch to homeownership is getting older, | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Inside a Pedestrian-First ‘Superblock’

A short film reveals the inner workings of Barcelona’s celebrated—and controversial—street revamps. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Time for a Dockless Bikesharing Shakeout?

Ofo, the China-based bikesharing company, is retreating from the U.S. just one year after it first arrived in Seattle. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: Stopping White Supremacists From Taking Over an American City Again

Also: A shakeout for dockless bikesharing, and the global tourism backlash. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

This Housing Price Spike Is Different

It's no bubble, but that doesn't mean a drop isn't coming. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

How a New Park Fits Detroit’s Plan to Bring Its Neighborhoods Back

The reuse of over a dozen vacant lots in the Fitzgerald neighborhood illustrates the city’s holistic approach to redevelopment outside of downtown. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Inside a Pedestrian-First ‘Superblock’

A short film reveals the inner workings of the city's celebrated pedestrian-first street revamps. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Global Tourism Backlash

A surge in tourism has led to a backlash in cities where residents feel overrun. But these cities can use tourism to their own benefit. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Stopping White Supremacists From Taking Over An American City Again

Leadership shifted. Monuments toppled. Lawsuits yielded some protection. And yet, another summer brings another white nationalist rally in a different city. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Great Dockless Bikesharing Shakeout

Ofo, the China-based bikesharing company, is retreating from the U.S. just one year after it first arrived in Seattle. The company blames regulations, but there’s a simpler explanation: It’s just business. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Can American cities make room for the electric moped?

The founders of Revel, an e-scooter-share startup, are betting that urbanites want a bigger, faster kind of boosted bike. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

How a Political Crisis Fueled an Urban Planner’s Mayoral Campaign

After Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that Toronto will lose 18 city council seats—further empowering local conservatives—the progressive urban planner has decided to run for office. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Long Road to Mexico City’s First Elected Woman Mayor

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s election last month was, in part, the result of a decades-long movement in Mexico by feminists and women in politics. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: The Case for Rooms

Also today: It’s electronic Moped Time, and the economic toll of New York’s inaccessible subway. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

It’s Electric Moped Time, America.

The founders of Revel, an e-scooter-share startup, are betting that urbanites want a bigger, faster kind of boosted bike. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Is All American Politics Really National Now?

There’s much we misunderstand about the role of place in our politics. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Case for Rooms

Build more walls! | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Animals Feel The Strain of Europe’s Heatwave

They’re getting shoes, taking shelter in tunnels, and finding other ways to keep cool in the dangerous heat. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

How the Other Half Eats

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@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Who’s Laughing at Jamestown’s National Comedy Center?

Jamestown's National Comedy Center has the hopes of a struggling city riding on its success. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

A 1959 Sneak Peek at Lisbon’s Metro System

Just before the city's transit service began in 1959, locals watched this short film on television and movie screens across the city. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Which Celebrity Should Voice Your City's Transit Announcements?

You'll now hear Seth Rogen in Vancouver and Toronto. Who else should get on board? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

If You Don’t Do Stairs, Half of New York City is a Transit Desert

A new report analyzes the economic costs of the city's inaccessible subway stations. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

AR Is Transforming Tech: What Can It Do for Cities?

If it isn’t already there, augmented reality is coming to a device near you. Cities need to work to ensure that AR makes the leap from “cool experience,” to a technology that improves residents’ lives. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: Room to Grow

Also: Where Uber and transit go hand in hand, and the startup economy’s winners and losers. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Where Ride-Hailing and Transit Go Hand in Hand

More than two dozen programs have launched in cities across North America since 2016. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

What Happens When a Georgia Mayor Gets a Queer Eye Makeover

Mayor Ted Terry got a makeover to look less like a "Millennial." He's since won re-election. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

South Korea Needs More Babies

The country needs to convince more couples to have children. But its biggest city is no paradise for parents. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

College Towns Are Becoming New Startup Hubs

The geography of tech startups is spreading to new, smaller places. The catch: Startup financing overall is declining. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago