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CDFIs Can Help Rebuild Los Angeles After the Wildfires – But We Have To Do It...
Residents of a senior care facility are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) I recently spoke to Cristina, a 62-year-old gardener...
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Big Buildings Are a Climate Problem. These Cities Aim To Fix That.
(Photo by George Dagerotip / Unsplash+) This story was originally published by Canary Media. Hulking, aging buildings pose a huge climate problem for the United States’ biggest cities — and innovative...
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The Weekly Wrap: As Executive Orders Roll In, So Do Lawsuits To Protect...
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to members of the media in the Oval Office after signing executive orders of the White House in Washington on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Yuri Gripas/Sipa via AP...
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One Reason For Kansas City’s Public Transit Woes? Its State Line
KCATA bus 3520, on the RideKC MAX line, at the southbound Union Hill/31st stop, on Main Street at 31st Street, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Wilson / CC Attribution 2.0) This story was...
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A Pittsburgh Sewing Network Shows How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive in Place
(Images courtesy Knotzland) This piece is part of a new series on women entrepreneurs addressing community and economic development needs through small-scale manufacturing. Despite no formal sewing...
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Next City’s Podcast Is 100 Episodes Old. Here Are Our Top 10 Episodes.
(Illustration by Allison Saeng / Unsplash+) Today, we’re celebrating a big milestone—our 100th episode of the Next City podcast! It’s hard to believe I’ve somehow hosted more than 50 hours of...
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In Nashville, CDFIs Are Helping Convert Motels Into Affordable Housing
The Wilder, an adaptive reuse development in Nashville. (Photo courtesy The Wilder) Nashville may be known for the Grand Ole Opry, for its iconic honky-tonks and for being the stomping grounds of a...
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Fast Fashion Is Haunting L.A.’s Wildfire Relief Efforts
Volunteers sort through piles of clothing and textile donations made to California wildfire victims. (Photo courtesy of Trashie) The Sunday after the wildfires hit L.A. County, I found myself sorting...
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The Weekly Wrap: Coordinated Chaos as Trump Deflates U.S. Government
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting to support America's farmers and ranchers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)...
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Metropolitan Park’s Casino Is a Losing Bet for Queens’ Asian Communities
A rendering of the Metropolitan Park proposal featured on the plan's website. (Image via metropolitanpark.com) “Let’s turn a parking lot into a park.” The slogan for billionaire New York Mets owner...
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A Strategic Bank Deposit That’s Helping Close the Racial Wealth Gap
(Photo by Alexander Mils / Unsplash+) In 2012, entrepreneur Sandra Sims and her husband founded Carolina Concession in 2012 in Columbia, South Carolina. In the 12 years since, it’s emerged as a...
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A New Map Tracks the Growth of NYC’s Community Land Trusts
The interactive map documents a 10-fold increase in community land trusts in New York City since the early '90s. (Image courtesy New Economy Project) Three decades after the iconic Cooper Square...
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How Nonprofits Abroad Can Fill Gaps When the U.S. Government Cuts Off Foreign...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Embassy San Jose in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 4, 2025. (Photo by Freddie Everett / U.S. State Department)...
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The Weekly Wrap: Labor Groups Sue To Stop Dismantling of USAID
Protesters gather to oppose cuts to USAID and Elon Musk's DOGE program on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via AP) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that...
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Why Is It So Hard for Community Gardens To Acquire Land in Philly?
Ruth Street Garden in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. This story was originally published by Green Philly. In Kensington, a chilly light rain poured around the fenced-in Ruth Street Garden....
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‘Everybody Needs a Village’: These Health Providers Are Redesigning Care for...
(Illustration by The Jersey Bee) This story was co-reported with The Jersey Bee as part of our joint Equitable Cities Reporting Fellowship, examining segregation in Newark and Essex County, New...
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Removing Obstacles for Small-Scale Manufacturers in Boston
Jen Faigel (left) and Sweet Teez Bakery owner Teresa Maynard (right) in the kitchen together. (Photo courtesy CommonWealth Kitchen) This piece is part of an ongoing series on women entrepreneurs...
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8 Keys to Transforming a City’s Mobility Infrastructure
(Photo by Aaron Doucett / Unsplash) In this excerpt from “Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Third Edition” by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), the organization writes about...
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Albany County Pledged to Move Toward Zero Youth Detention. How Is It Doing?
Dr. Alice Green, the late executive director of the Center for Law and Justice, spoke to protestors from the group Challenge Incarceration and other organizations demanding prison justice during a...
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The Weekly Wrap: Seattle Voters Approve Funding Prop for Social Housing
(Photo by Roberto Nickson / 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...
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