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Bike Theft Discourages People From Riding Bikes. These Bike Parking “Pods”...
(Photo courtesy Oonee) In 2019, I rode my bike about one mile to the metro station and locked it to a bike rack out front. Then, I took the train to a friend’s party. When I got back, my bike was...
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Even in California, Infrastructure Spending Is a Climate Time Bomb. Here’s...
Gov. Gavin Newsom (Photo by Gage Skidmore / Flickr) With the fifth largest economy in the world, California has for decades set the tone for what is possible on climate, with other states and even...
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Could This Right-to-Counsel Program for Evictions Become a Statewide Model in...
Richmond resident Jana Hobbs pets her beagle “Bug,” in her apartment on Aug. 12, 2024. Charlotte Rene Woods / Virginia Mercury This article was originally published in the Virginia Mercury. While the...
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Will Policymakers Open Doors to Housing for Formerly Incarcerated Americans?
(Photo by Sérgio Rola / Unsplash) The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which makes it easier for municipalities to fine and arrest unhoused people for sleeping outside, has...
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We Should Adopt a Culture-in-All-Policies Approach to Democracy
(Photo by Antenna / Unsplash) This is an adapted excerpt from “Democracy as Creative Practice: Weaving a Culture of Civic Life,” edited By Tom Borrup and Andrew Zitcer. It provides an overview of...
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The Weekly Wrap: Chicago Plans for City-Run Grocery
(Photo by Getty Images) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic,...
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Improving Access to the Polls For Disabled Voters Is Easier Than You Think
(Photo by Manny Becerra / Unsplash) During the 2022 midterms, Detroit Disability Power, a disability-led non-profit, conducted the largest poll access audit in U.S. history. At first glance, the...
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Traffic Violence Is Up. Policing Isn’t the Answer.
(Photo by Michael Förtsch / Unsplash) Earlier this summer, the New York Times published an article that suggests a strong causal link between a decrease in traffic enforcement by police to increased...
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Cities Are Trying to Close the Park Equity Gap. This Federal Program Can Help.
Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and local youth celebrate the revitalized Fritz Klark Park. (Photo courtesy of St. Paul Parks and Recreation) Sponsored content from City Parks Alliance. Sponsored...
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This Program Is Helping Philadelphians Buy Affordable Homes
A woman walks through a Philadelphia neighborhood. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP Photo) One hundred Philly households have closed on newly built affordable homes through the Philadelphia Land Bank’s Turn...
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Atlanta Is the Latest Big City To Support Legacy Businesses
(Photo by Geoff Livingston / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Friedman’s Shoes, established in 1929. The Busy Bee Cafe, 1947. Zesto’s, 1949. Walter’s Clothing, 1952. Manuel’s Tavern, 1956. Southwest Paint &...
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How NYC Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In
(Photo by farmboyted / CC BY-NC 2.0) This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. Are you among the New York tenants...
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Uytae Lee Has a Big Problem With Luxury Housing
You hear it again and again, from the highest positions of political power to your neighborhood potluck: Luxury housing is gentrifying our cities. All the new towers going up seem to be luxury...
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The Weekly Wrap: Class Action Lawsuit Takes On Nassau Mask Ban
(Photo by Atoms) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic,...
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Your City’s Arts Institutions Can Help Eradicate Syphilis – For Free
(Photo by CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash) No disease has had as notorious an impact on classical music as syphilis. Composer Franz Schubert spent years battling the disease with mercury baths, saunas and...
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The Private Pilots Flying Abortion Seekers Across the Midwest
(Photo by Maria Teneva / Unsplash) In the fall of 2022, Mike climbed into the pilot’s seat with an idea. For the past few months, the private pilot had been volunteering with the Illinois-based...
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Oakland’s New School Buses Don’t Just Reduce Pollution. They Double as Giant...
(Photo by Matt Simon / Grist) This story was originally published by Grist. The wheels on this bus do indeed go round and round. Its wipers swish. And its horn beeps. Hidden in its innards, though, is...
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Make Your State’s Housing Affordable Forever With This One Weird Trick
(Photo by Drazen Nesic) This decade, the U.S. could lose close to 500,000 units of affordable housing. That’s because these units were built in the ‘90s using federal low-income housing tax credits,...
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The Weekly Wrap: Portland, Maine City Council Votes to Divest from Genocide
(Photo by Luke White) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic,...
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Not All Localism Is Created Equal
(Photo by Chris Briggs / Unsplash) In a recent conversation with a colleague working on economic development in Baton Rouge, we were stunned to hear the story of Lousiania’s newly incorporated City of...
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