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It’s Time To Act Locally To Address Racial Wealth Inequality
As we close out Black History Month and the celebration of the many invaluable contributions Black people have made to the U.S., we must also reflect, acknowledge and confront one of the most...
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Could Giving Teens $50 a Week Help Curb Poverty?
(Photo by Unsplash+ / Getty Images) This article first appeared on Verite News and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. When Ra’Son Johnson heard about a study giving teens $50 a week...
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Philly Might Expand Stop-and-Frisk. Here’s a Road Map To Avoid Past Problems.
(Photo by longislandwins / CC BY 2.0) This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign. As a candidate,...
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The Perfect Height for Urban Buildings
(Photo by Clay LeConey / Unsplash) “This is the urbanist myth that just won’t die,” Jasmine and Patrick of the YouTube channel Oh the Urbanity! proclaim. This video dissects the commonly-held notion...
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Short-Term Rentals Are Hollowing Out Communities With Loose Restrictions
"Homesick" is Brendan O'Brien's first book. Proponents of supply-side solutions to housing typically refer to high housing vacancy rates as a good thing. In theory, more vacant apartments mean more...
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The Weekly Wrap: Colorado Bill Could Make Rent Gouging Illegal
(Photo by Knopka Ivy / Unsplash) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round-up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions bringing us closer to...
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A Minneapolis Coffee Shop Combats Youth Homelessness, One Employee at a Time
Employees at Wildflyer Coffee in South Minneapolis. (Photo courtesy wildflyercoffee.com) This article is co-published with The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and...
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What $10 Billion Could Do for America’s Small Businesses
(Photo by Oleg Ivanov) Sponsored content from THE MASTERCARD CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH. Sponsored content policy All hands on deck. That seems to be the rallying cry from all corners of the...
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Richmond’s New Shockoe Project Will Memorialize the City’s Role in the Slave...
Mayor Levar Stoney delivers remarks during the unavailing to the Shackoe Project on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Shaban Athuman / VPM News) This...
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Arizona To Use Covid Relief Funds for Massive Medical Debt Cancellation
(Photo by Pavel Danilyuk / Pexels) Arizona has just launched a partnership with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to acquire as much as $2 billion in medical debt— and forgive all of it. The program,...
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Pairing Seniors and Students Is a Win-Win for Affordable Housing
City of Toronto (Photo by White.Rainforest ™︎ ∙ 易雨白林. / Unsplash) When Laura Prior started her second master’s degree at the University of Toronto in July, she quickly learned that her classwork might...
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California Towns Are Banning New Gas Stations, and Big Oil Is Watching
The front and back of the Western States Petroleum Association flyer distributed in Napa County. (Photo courtesy of Jim Wilson, via Grist) This story was originally published by Grist. When oil and...
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The Weekly Wrap: An Indigenous Land Trust Gets a $20 Million Donation
(Photo by Kevin Dooley / CC BY 2.0) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round-up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions bringing us closer to...
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Public Sector Improvements Are Vital For Communities. Here Are 5 Reasons Why.
(Photo by Sand Crain / Unsplash) Public service projects are the nuts and bolts of a community – they play a crucial role in holding it together. These projects, whether fixing roads, providing social...
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Preserving the Black Modernism of a Historic Richmond Church
Fourth Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Brian Goldstein) In the middle of the Church Hill neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia stands a Greek Revival-style landmark seemingly frozen in...
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California Urgently Needs Its Own Community Reinvestment Act
(Photo by Tech Daily / Unsplash) It’s no secret that California’s racial wealth gap is stark. Take a look at the numbers: Black Californian households have a median income of $63,268; Latin/x...
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Why the Community Reinvestment Act Is Back in the News – Again
A New York Community Bank location in Queens. (Photo by Tdorante10 / Wikimedia Commons) This analysis was published as part of The Bottom Line, my weekly newsletter reflecting on the challenges of...
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An App That Helps Riders With Vision Loss Navigate Complex Transit Systems
(Photo courtesy NaviLens) The decal of brightly colored blocks on a black background looks like something straight out of the classic arcade game Space Invaders. But the goal of these codes isn’t to...
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Finally, a Path Toward “Modern Housing” in 2024
(Photo of Catherine Bauer courtesy of Environmental Design Archives at UC Berkeley; "Modern Housing" book cover courtesy of Berkeley Historical Society and Museum; 1934 New York Times article on...
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The Weekly Wrap: Biden Pledges $3.3B “To Right Historic Wrongs” of Highways
(Photo by Denys Nevozhai / Unsplash) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round-up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions bringing us closer to...
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