Temperatures on platforms are reaching past 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Some cars aren’t much better. How did we get here? | Continue reading
The "playable" city wants you to leave your backyard. | Continue reading
Also: Why Philly is on the federal government’s shaming list, and the Olmsted papers you didn’t know you needed. | Continue reading
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
Men living alone counted for the majority of deaths when temperatures in Southern Quebec spiked. | Continue reading
A clip charting the newsworthy redevelopment shows its age. | Continue reading
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
Case in point: A press release this week centered on a tweet by a Philadelphia city staffer. | Continue reading
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
Also: How to build a Rust Belt art boom, and the Postal Service eyes a new demographic. | Continue reading
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
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
Part memorial, part protest symbol, these all-white bicycles mark the places where cyclists have been killed by cars. | Continue reading
USPS hopes to capitalize on a generation's desire for personal connection. | Continue reading
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
The city council voted to set first-of-its-kind limits on ride-hailing. | Continue reading
Also: More cities want “democracy vouchers,” and why this housing spike is different. | Continue reading
Following Seattle’s example, other cities want to give voters cash vouchers to donate to local candidates. | Continue reading
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
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
A short film reveals the inner workings of Barcelona’s celebrated—and controversial—street revamps. | Continue reading
Ofo, the China-based bikesharing company, is retreating from the U.S. just one year after it first arrived in Seattle. | Continue reading
Also: A shakeout for dockless bikesharing, and the global tourism backlash. | Continue reading
It's no bubble, but that doesn't mean a drop isn't coming. | Continue reading
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
A short film reveals the inner workings of the city's celebrated pedestrian-first street revamps. | Continue reading
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
Leadership shifted. Monuments toppled. Lawsuits yielded some protection. And yet, another summer brings another white nationalist rally in a different city. | Continue reading
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
The founders of Revel, an e-scooter-share startup, are betting that urbanites want a bigger, faster kind of boosted bike. | Continue reading
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
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
Also today: It’s electronic Moped Time, and the economic toll of New York’s inaccessible subway. | Continue reading
The founders of Revel, an e-scooter-share startup, are betting that urbanites want a bigger, faster kind of boosted bike. | Continue reading
There’s much we misunderstand about the role of place in our politics. | Continue reading
They’re getting shoes, taking shelter in tunnels, and finding other ways to keep cool in the dangerous heat. | Continue reading
Jamestown's National Comedy Center has the hopes of a struggling city riding on its success. | Continue reading
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
You'll now hear Seth Rogen in Vancouver and Toronto. Who else should get on board? | Continue reading
A new report analyzes the economic costs of the city's inaccessible subway stations. | Continue reading
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
Also: Where Uber and transit go hand in hand, and the startup economy’s winners and losers. | Continue reading
More than two dozen programs have launched in cities across North America since 2016. | Continue reading
Mayor Ted Terry got a makeover to look less like a "Millennial." He's since won re-election. | Continue reading
The country needs to convince more couples to have children. But its biggest city is no paradise for parents. | Continue reading
The geography of tech startups is spreading to new, smaller places. The catch: Startup financing overall is declining. | Continue reading