A photo of five young black boys holds the story of drugs, racial segregation, and despair in South Dallas. | Continue reading
In 1966, the opening of Montreal’s rapid transit service was welcomed with a TV show and a song that praised the mayor who helped bring it to life. | Continue reading
Also: HQ2 employees might unwittingly pay their taxes to Amazon, and the crazies thing about Elon Musk’s plan for Chicago. | Continue reading
The number of kids in foster care is climbing, and so are costs. | Continue reading
Some cities vying for HQ2 offer a way for companies like Amazon to automatically recoup a percentage of employees’ salaries from…the employees. | Continue reading
Forget all the unproven technology: That $1 billion construction estimate is a fraction of what subterranean transit projects cost. | Continue reading
Forget all the unproven technology: That $1 billion construction estimate is a fraction of what subterranean transit projects cost. | Continue reading
The Icelandic soccer team is a living, breathing example of what can come from years of patient planning. | Continue reading
Voters in Washington, D.C., are arguing over a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage on tipped employees. It's a debate that will soon go national. | Continue reading
The transformation of Albuquerque’s Sundowner Motor Lodge appears to be part of an emerging trend where non-profit developers are seizing opportunities in old motels to create decent housing for those living on the fringes and most in need. | Continue reading
Self-sorting by income, education, age, and other factors complicates the picture presented in a recent analysis. | Continue reading
A new study from the Vera Institute of Justice says that we should look closely at the populations, and relationship, of local jails and state prisons. | Continue reading
The critter that climbed a 25-story building in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a reminder: Urban wildlife are a part of our cities, too. | Continue reading
Also: Wisconsin wants Millennials, and lessons from that raccoon’s climb up a tower. | Continue reading
Pizza delivery and infrastructure repair go together like ham and pineapple. | Continue reading
While the state spends millions to lure under-40 workers from across the Midwest, local riders are stuck in place. | Continue reading
The critter that climbed a 25-story building in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a reminder: Urban wildlife are a part of our cities, too. | Continue reading
Colombia is one of the world's most water-rich countries, but the ecosystem that its capital depends on for water is under threat. | Continue reading
A “privately financed” venue for the New York Islanders has been touted by Governor Andrew Cuomo as a “win-win-win.” But it comes with open-ended public costs. | Continue reading
Also today: How Ohio’s voter purge targets cities, and Seattle’s “Amazon tax” is dead. | Continue reading
But as fears of North Korean attack wane, residents of the South Korean capital are finding it hard to maintain their state of emergency preparations. | Continue reading
There isn’t a single state, city, or county in the U.S. where someone earning federal or state minimum wage for a 40-hour work week can afford a two-bedroom home at fair market rent. | Continue reading
Since 2014, more than a dozen airlines have stopped operating from Maiquetía airport in Caracas. | Continue reading
People who live in cities and are vulnerable to displacement will be most heavily affected by the SCOTUS decision to let Ohio continue its questionable purging practices. | Continue reading
Camilo José Vergara takes his camera to Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood. | Continue reading
Also: So much for Seattle’s “Amazon tax,” and you can’t fix transit by destroying it. | Continue reading
A new campaign seeks to get them listed for intangible cultural heritage. | Continue reading
We need to make urbanism more inclusive and democratic if we want to realize a better future, and that means devolving power from the dysfunctional nation-state to cities and neighborhoods. | Continue reading
Solving homelessness doesn't just mean finding someone a physical home. A program in New Haven, Connecticut, focuses on helping people see themselves as members of their communities—as citizens. | Continue reading
If you reduce the capacity or quantity of transit, you are making it a nicer experience for fewer people. | Continue reading
Raw numbers don't tell the full story. | Continue reading
This Supreme Court is due to rule on a case that would no longer allow non-union members to be charged ‘fair-share’ fees by the unions that lobby for their rights. | Continue reading
Also: Cutting transit fares for low-income riders, and one thing Uber hasn’t disrupted. | Continue reading
A new survey of Connecticut workers finds that unpredictable schedules are a fact of life for a majority of service-sector employees. | Continue reading
Corporations hope to reverse Seattle's new tax to fund affordable housing in the city. Meanwhile, Mountain View might quietly launch a tax of its own. | Continue reading
The city’s latest move to limit vacation rentals could come in handy for other cities trying out their own regulations. | Continue reading
It's true even after controlling for family size or number of bedrooms. | Continue reading
Two new studies show why the gig economy hype fell flat. | Continue reading
For this capital of income inequality, it's an important step. | Continue reading
"If you want a better tagline for what we’re doing, that’s it: Let’s make driving better." | Continue reading
Also: Anthony Bourdain’s lens on cities, and Uber’s day of reckoning in London. | Continue reading
The chef-turned-writer provided a model for a truly inclusive urbanism based on the creativity of all human beings. | Continue reading
A transplant to Atlanta from Pakistan (via London) has mapped the story of Atlanta as told through the songs of some of the city’s most famous rappers. | Continue reading
A new data visualization allows for a detailed look at who’s being policed, where, and by whom. | Continue reading
As an appeal against the removal of its license looms, the company's latest charm offensive risks backfiring. | Continue reading
"If you want a better tagline for what we’re doing, that’s it: Let’s make driving better." | Continue reading