Urban Planning and Development

Mayor de Blasio Should Seize His Second Term to Make New York the ‘Fairest Big City in America’

Mayor de Blasio Should Seize His Second Term to Make New York the ‘Fairest Big City in America’ Mayor de Blasio Should Seize His Second Term to Make New York the ‘Fairest Big City in America’

To succeed, he’ll have to be even bolder and more progressive.

Jan 1, 2018 / The Editors

Soldier Field, Chicago

Sports Tax Scams Laid the Groundwork for Amazon Bidding Madness Sports Tax Scams Laid the Groundwork for Amazon Bidding Madness

Cities that have been most shameless in their stadium spending are now groveling for Amazon’s largesse.

Nov 28, 2017 / Dave Zirin

EPB technicians

The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet

A blue-collar manufacturing town in southern Appalachia offers a roadmap for reclaiming the Internet’s utopian potential.

Nov 28, 2017 / Evan Malmgren

New York’s Mayor Says He’s Got a Plan to Help Solve the City’s Housing Crisis

New York’s Mayor Says He’s Got a Plan to Help Solve the City’s Housing Crisis New York’s Mayor Says He’s Got a Plan to Help Solve the City’s Housing Crisis

So why are housing advocates up in arms?

Oct 4, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy

NYC Subway

New York’s Subway System Could Be a Force for Equity and Sustainability New York’s Subway System Could Be a Force for Equity and Sustainability

So why have elected officials let it molder and fall apart?

Aug 30, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy

Baltimore row houses

The Solution to Our Housing Crisis Is to Let Communities Own Property The Solution to Our Housing Crisis Is to Let Communities Own Property

Community Land Trusts keep the focus of development on the actual needs of a neighborhood.

Aug 29, 2017 / Michelle Chen

African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century

African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century

An obscure legal loophole is often to blame.

Jun 26, 2017 / Feature / Leah Douglas

This Is How the Trump Administration Will Privatize Our Infrastructure

This Is How the Trump Administration Will Privatize Our Infrastructure This Is How the Trump Administration Will Privatize Our Infrastructure

Public-private partnerships have been disasters for American cities. Naturally, Trump loves them.

Jun 20, 2017 / David Dayen

Grenfell Tower in London

Another Terror Attack in London, as Grief and Anger Build in the Wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire Another Terror Attack in London, as Grief and Anger Build in the Wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire

The conflagration was a lethal consequence of years of putting profit before people’s lives.

Jun 19, 2017 / Maria Margaronis

Flint Water Pipeline

It’s Time for the Government to Give Everyone a Job It’s Time for the Government to Give Everyone a Job

A new plan from CAP is a promising first step. 

May 19, 2017 / David Dayen

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