Entries by Diana Lind | Next City
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Announcing the 2013 Vanguard Class
An amazing crop of 40-under-40 of urban leaders from around the country will descend on Cleveland next month for the annual Vanguard conference. Click through to see who they are.
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Letter from Texas: Ft. Worth Tries on Dallas-Size Ambition
Ft. Worth launched bike share on Earth Day, while championing an ambitious waterfront development plan. Meanwhile, downtown Dallas seems to rely on starchitecture and size for an identity.
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Can Global South Cities Leapfrog the West’s Energy-Intensive Architecture?
In Accra, where 90 degree days are common, architecture and urban planning that emulates the West’s is making citizens slaves to air-conditioning.
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The 70 Percent in Ghana (Hint: It’s the Informal Sector)
In a country of growing wealth, only a small fraction of Ghanaians pay taxes. Would taxing informal workers help them or hurt them? Next City’s Editor in Chief searches for answers in Accra.
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Toward a More Resourceful City
With Detroit in bankruptcy and Philadelphia’s controversial budget, cities need to be more resourceful. But how?
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Cities Without Highways
In an essay for the upcoming TED book City 2.0, Next City Editor in Chief Diana Lind explains why the opportunity to transform urban streetscapes is now.
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Feeding Cities: The Food Conundrum
Food security is a thorny subject. What presenters can all agree upon at the Feeding Cities conference is that it’s a huge challenge.
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Increasing the Happiness Index
Penn Institute for Urban Research kicked off its conference, Feeding Cities: Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World, with its 9th Annual Urban Leadership Forum. The Forum celebrates the work of emerging and established leaders around the world, and this year the awardees all work on creating greater access to food and greater livability in cities.
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VIDEO: God Created Transit
In response to the “farmer” Super Bowl Ad that conflates salt-of-the-earth people and car ownership, Next City’s Diana Lind created a video, in which God created transit.
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The Softer Side of Brutalism
A slew of Brutalist buildings are at risk of demolition. Should you care?
