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American Democracy Is At A Low Point. We Need To Strengthen It At The Local...
CivicLex is educating residents about how local government works. (Photo courtesy of CivicLex) This essay appears in the 20th Anniversary Solutions of the Year Magazine. Donate to Next City to get...
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Keystone Opportunity Zones Power Many Of Philly’s Top Development Projects....
Philadelphia City Hall. (Photo by ByteForByte / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Some of the biggest and best-known development projects in Philadelphia are powered in part by a state tax break called the Keystone...
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What We Can Learn From One Florida Community About Climate Resilience
(Photo by Babcock Ranch) This is an adapted excerpt from “Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation” by Danielle Arigoni. It is printed here with permission from Island Press. The health and safety we...
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How A Non-Carceral Response To Mental Health Crises Is Possible — Even In Big...
Amanda and Akin, Mobile Crisis Team workers, stand in front of a crisis vehicle. “All we carry is identification in case people want to see it,” says Amanda. “Dressing in regular clothes with minimal...
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Making the Bay Area a Paradise for Play
Children explore Lockwood STEAM's new play yard after the space's ribbon cutting. (Photo courtesy of Noah Graham/Getty Images, Desmond Gribben for Eat. Learn. Play.) Sponsored content from KABOOM! 25...
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The Unfulfilled Potential Of D.C.’s ‘Tenant Opportunity To Purchase’ Law
D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) When Zuleima Santos, 24, graduated from college in May, she couldn’t find housing in D.C.’s increasingly unaffordable housing...
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When A Cafe Owner Shut Down His Business, Workers Revived It As A Co-op
Common Ground’s team cuts a red ribbon to reopen the store. (Photo by Brian O’Doherty / Yes! Magazine) This story was originally published by Yes! Magazine. Sierra Allen, 21-year-old barista, had just...
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The Weekly Wrap: Philadelphia Theatre’s Musicians Demand Higher Wages
(Photo by Chris in Philly / CC BY-SA 2.0) Welcome to our last Weekly Wrap newsletter of 2023! We’ll be back in your inbox on January 5th. Now… onto the briefs! Musicians At Philadelphia’s Forrest...
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How Cities Can Spur The Conversion Of Offices Into Greener Apartments
(Photo by Mark E McClure / Sightline Institute: Missing Middle Homes Photo Library) Buzz is building around converting offices into apartment buildings — and for good reason. These conversions can...
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Why We Continue The Fight For Environmental Justice
Ana Fuentes, executive director of Amanecer People’s Project, speaks on stage. (Photo courtesy Amanecer People’s Project) This essay appears in the 20th Anniversary Solutions of the Year Magazine....
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This CDFI Has A Plan To Boost Small Business Lending
(Photo by Alexander Mils) Launching a small business takes capital, and many entrepreneurs who find themselves not eligible for funding from traditional banks turn to CDFIs for financial support. But,...
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Philly Shows How European-Style, Walkable Street Networks Are Possible In...
(Photo by Dan Mall / Unsplash) The reality is American cities will never be able to clone Europe’s iconic networks of charming, narrow, pedestrian-friendly streets. But there’s another alternative,...
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The Lower Sioux In Minnesota Need Homes — So They’re Building Them From Hemp
The Lower Sioux tribe is investing in hemp as a source of housing and revenue to hopefully sustain the tribe in the future. (Photo by Aaron Nesheim / Grist) This story was originally published by...
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Black Investors Are Taking Back A Legal Tool To Restore Chicago’s Affordable...
A before-and-after image shows how community receiver Jay Davis renovated an Englewood house that he bought in 2021 from the Cook County Land Bank Authority through a program called Chicago...
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Grassroots Business Incubator Has a Plan to Support Asheville’s Black...
A rendering of Blue Note Junction (Photo courtesy of Alliance Architecture) When DeWayne Barton returned to Asheville, North Carolina’s Burton Street neighborhood in 2001, he found a community reeling...
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Helping DREAMers Navigate DACA Renewals to Support Themselves and Their Families
(Photo by RDNE Stock project / Pexels) Luis Antezana was born in Bolivia, raised in Los Angeles and, as he likes to say, “professionally adopted” by Colorado through his work as a teacher. Brought to...
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Seattle’s Newest Housing Hero: Credit Unions
The Copper Way groundbreaking (Photo courtesy of Original Studios/Inland Group) When the Copper Way housing development opens in Spanaway, Washington, late this year, it will provide needed homes to...
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Evanston’s Streets Have Become Safer for Cyclists. Here’s How.
There’s a wide spectrum of cyclists who take to the streets each week with the Evanston Bicycle Club. Newer, lower-speed riders mostly stay inside Evanston and surrounding suburbs, taking advantage of...
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The Weekly Wrap: 2024 Is the Year for Minimum Wage Raises
(Photo by Marcel Heil / Unsplash) Happy New Year! We’re excited to welcome you back to the Weekly Wrap! Also, a reminder: if you ever have news, resources or events that you think should be included...
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Three Ways To Be a Better Local Advocate in the New Year
Whether you’re protesting a new highway proposal or working to develop a plan for reparations in your city, the new year is a perfect time to reflect on your role as a local advocate and consider ways...
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