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New Jersey’s New Housing Rules Call For 84,000 More Affordable Housing Units
The New Jersey State House in Trenton, New Jersey. (Photo by Peter Miller / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This story was co-reported with The Jersey Bee as part of our joint Equitable Cities Reporting Fellowship,...
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We Need to Reclaim Gondolas as an Urban Transportation and Climate Solution....
(Photo by Kyle Evans / Unsplash) In the United States, gondolas (also known as aerial cable cars) have mainly been proposed and developed as a small transportation line serving a private development,...
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Why Should You Get an Institutional Membership With Next City?
(Photo by Jason Goodman / Unsplash) An institutional membership with Next City is more than just access — it’s a partnership in creating the fair, sustainable cities its readers envision. And it’s an...
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The Weekly Wrap: Californians Voted Against an $18 Minimum Wage
(Photo by Getty Images / Unsplash+) 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...
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A Wraparound Approach Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Land Solar Jobs in...
RSP participants take measurements on a rooftop. (Photo by Robert Wallace via Energy News Network) This story was originally published by the Energy News Network. Increased activity in the solar...
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Bike, Bus and Pedestrian Improvements Won the Vote in L.A. How Did Advocates...
A billboard advocating for the Healthy Streets LA ballot measure. (Photo courtesy Streets For All) Think people won’t vote for safer streets? Think again. In March, Los Angeles voters passed the...
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Transit-Oriented Housing Development Is Great For Density and Walkability....
(Photo by Getty Images / Unsplash+) As local agencies and elected officials work to address the housing crisis, many are looking toward transit corridors for land to develop residential buildings....
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Indigenous-Led Environmental Planning Can Be a Blueprint for Urban Equity
A rendering of plans for the Clan Mothers Healing Village's Knowledge Center. (Image courtesy Clan Mothers Healing Village) We gather around the dinner table as one of the participants starts a smudge...
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Weekend Transit Cuts Are Crippling Atlanta’s Cultural Events. Will MARTA...
(Photo by Optic Media / Unsplash) A version of this story was first published by The Xylom, a nonprofit newsroom that covers the communities influencing and being shaped by science. Organizing Atlanta...
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This Black Church Created a Solar-Powered Emergency Hub Using Federal Climate...
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Vicars Resilience Hub in Southwest Atlanta. (Photo courtesy Community Church Atlanta) In Atlanta’s Cascade neighborhood, a Black church has operated a community...
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In One Montana Town, Women in Need Get New Financial Support
(Photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Ravalli County in Southwest Montana has fairly average poverty rates. According to the Census Reporter, as of 2022, 9.8% of the roughly 44,876 residents...
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Detroit’s Eastside Gets Affordable Electric Vehicle Carshare
Detroiter Loretta Powell takes an electric vehicle carshare to runs an errand. (Photo courtesy Planet Detroit) This story was originally published by Planet Detroit. As Loretta Powell settled into the...
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L.A. Connects the Dots Between Affordable Housing and Green Space
James Edward Mills hikes along the L.A. River. (Photo by Julia Stotz) Sponsored content from Trust for Public Land. Sponsored content policy Along the Los Angeles River, 42 acres of former brownfield...
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As Washington Scales Back, Local Governments Can Step Up
(Photo by Colton Sturgeon / Unsplash) All signs from President-elect Donald Trump and his newly-announced commission on government efficiency indicate a forthcoming downsizing of the federal...
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Transforming the Small Loan Market in Memphis
(Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash) Payday loans were a hassle for Tanya Sims. The mid-50s Memphis resident’s only source of income is her monthly Social Security check. Sometimes when she tried...
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How These Partnerships Are Helping to Combat Playspace Inequity
Children play at the Sycamore & Oak playground. (Image courtesy of KABOOM!) Sponsored content from KABOOM!. Sponsored content policy Parks that serve communities of color are typically half the...
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A Little-Known Federal Program Is Keeping Senior Housing Affordable in Denver
Outside Liggins Tower in Denver, Colorado. (Image via Google Maps) The last few years have been rough for the Northeast Denver Housing Center. Rising utility prices, property taxes, and renovation...
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Phoenix Is Launching A New Shade Plan. Will It Actually Bring Shade This Time?
(Photo by Allison Astorga / Unsplash) This year, temperatures in Phoenix soared over 100 degrees for 113 consecutive days, a deadly streak for the hottest big city in America. In November, the city...
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The Weekly Wrap: Biden Administration Is Restricting Funds to Climate Groups...
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado, on Sept. 14, 2021. (Photo by National Renewable Energy Lab / CC BY-NC-ND...
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How Chicago Organizers Managed To Rid the City of ShotSpotter
ShotSpotter equipment overlooks the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 63rd Street in Chicago on Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) This story was originally published at...
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