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Hear Us: Public Banking for Racial Justice
(Credit: Public Bank NYC) EDITOR’S NOTE: “Hear Us” is a column series that features experts of color and their insights on issues related to the economy and racial justice. Follow us here and at...
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Tenants in L.A. Asked the City to Buy Their Building. Surprisingly, the City...
The Hillside Villa Apartments in Los Angeles' Chinatown (Credit: Google) Leslie Hernandez has lived in Hillside Villa Apartments, an affordable housing complex in L.A.’s rapidly gentrifying Chinatown,...
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Housing in Brief: Good Cause Eviction Bill Fails in New York
(Photo by Anthony Crider / CC BY 2.0) Good Cause Bill Dies in Albany A New York bill that would have limited a landlord’s ability to evict tenants without cause once again floundered in Albany in the...
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New Digital Atlas Hopes to Demystify Urban Zoning
New York Zoning Atlas project manager Adam Bailey (Photo courtesy of the Cornell College of Architecture Art and Planning/Anson Wigner) Zoning is a notoriously complex and intimidating regulation...
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Economics in Brief: Thousands of UK Workers Try Out a Four-Day Workweek
(Photo by Daniel Thomas via Unsplash) Thousands of UK Workers Try Out a Four-Day Workweek In the biggest pilot program of its kind, more than 3,000 UK workers are participating in a four-day workweek,...
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11 Podcasts for People Who Love Cities
(Photo by Susan Jane Golding / CC BY-NC 3.0 US) We’re lucky to be living in a golden age of podcasts, with a seemingly endless supply of new shows. Whether someone wants to listen to a dense history...
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What If There’s a Better Way to Collect Neighborhood Data?
Survey packets for the Harris County "My Home Is Here" housing study (Photo courtesy of FordMomentum!) Charleen Jones was a 64-year-old retired post office supervisor in Houston when she got a new,...
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Can Tulsa’s Black Wall Street Be Reborn as Black Tech Street?
A man looks at a Black Wall Street mural in the historic Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa on May 27, 2021, ahead of centennial commemorations of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The Phoenix rises from the...
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Flint Pastor Builds Laundromat to Help Families Experiencing “Hygiene Poverty”
Pastor Leo Robinson II stands inside North Flint’s Good Church on May 3, 2022. After spending time addressing the needs of the neighborhood, Robinson found that many were in need of laundry services,...
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Journalists From India’s Lowered Castes Are Making Their Stories Known
Journalist Meena Kotwal (center) issues a statement from Silgir village in India where she joined a protest for indigenous people's rights. India’s prime-time television news is known for its lively...
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We Need to Stop Traffic Deaths. But Is Policing Really the Answer?
The author bikes at the 2020 Love March in the Austin neighborhood on the Westside of Chicago. (Photo courtesy of Olatunji Oboi Reed) To some, it may sound like a beautiful vision: zero traffic...
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Can Peer Support Help Unhoused Portlanders in Crisis?
(Photo by Mark McClure / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Some unhoused Portlanders dealing with substance abuse or mental health challenges may soon have a new form of support: a local resident who has experienced...
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Housing in Brief: New York Makes it Easier to Convert Hotels Into Homeless...
(Photo by Rodney Choice/Street Sense Media / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) New York Legislature Revises Hotels To Housing Plan Before he took office, NYC Mayor Eric Adams touted a plan to convert 25,000 units of...
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Public Art Project Is Reimagining Philly’s Budget, One Poster at a Time
A People's Budget posters collectively form a mural in Philadelphia (Photo by Phoebe Bachman) Small yellow and green posters have been popping up across Philadelphia over the past year. Pasted on...
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Economics in Brief: Here’s How Climate Change Will Affect Credit Unions
(Photo by Diverse Stock Photos / CC BY-NC 2.0) New Report Says More Than Half of U.S. Credit Unions Run Risk of Climate Change-Related Losses More than 60% of all U.S. credit unions — representing at...
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What the City of Rotterdam Can Teach Us About the Power of Green Roofs
People cross between rooftops at the Rotterdam Rooftop Walk (Photo courtesy of Rotterdam Dakendagen) From May 26 to June 24, the Dutch city of Rotterdam is showcasing the potential of rooftops. The...
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Black-Led Nonprofits Issue Challenge to Philly-Area Funders: ‘Get To Know Us’
Stakeholders talk about the findings of the 'Reflecting Forward' report at the P4 Hub in Philadelphia. (Credit: LinkedIn/Kelly Woodland) Despite the recent momentum around racial equity, Black-led...
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In One Oregon City, the Disability Community Is Ensuring They Aren’t Left Out...
An Oregon highway during the 2020 wildfires (Photo courtesy of Oregon DOT) Keizer, Oregon-based 17-year-old Riley Hurt has been involved in disability advocacy for as long as she can remember. Now,...
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Detroit Nonprofit Is Turning Redlined Streets Green
Greening Detroit student workers plant a sidewalk tree. (Photo courtesy of Greening Detroit) Large cities like Detroit are not usually top-of-mind when people discuss forestation programs, but trees...
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How Banks Can Create Lending Programs Targeting Black or Women Borrowers
A branch of MUFG Union Bank in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. (Photo courtesy of Downtowngal.) It might sound illegal, but it’s not. Let’s say you’re a bank, and you...
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