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Is It Time to Retire National Walk to Work Day?
Op-ed: Only 1 in 37 Americans walk to work, and for good reason. We should focus on making walking possible.
FeaturesFor Years, Philanthropy Has Been Trying To Buy Buildings for the Arts. Now We Know It Works.
San Francisco’s CounterPulse shows how arts organizations can take advantage of a lease-to-own model.
DailyRichmond Scraps Parking Space Rules In An Effort To Curb Transportation Emissions
The new ordinance aims to reinvent paved space in Virginia’s capital city, where an excess of single-use stalls has left many parking lots empty.
DailyCan Affordable Housing Be Energy Efficient? These Developers Say Yes
A $5.5 million affordable housing development in Northfield, Minnesota, challenges the notion that sustainability and affordability are mutually exclusive.
DailyWhat San Francisco Can Teach Us About Overcoming Our Transit Deficit
In the postwar era, mass transit declined sharply across America. But in San Francisco, a few differences helped the Bay Area’s transit system bounce back.
DailyNew Data Tool Shows Cities Where to Build Their Next Playground
Sponsored: Here’s how Philadelphia put the new Playspace Inequity Prioritization Index into action.
WebinarsHow The Built For Zero Movement Is Working To Abolish Homelessness
The “Built for Zero” movement is a beacon of hope in the fight against homelessness. With over 100 communities in the United States committed to measurably ending homelessness, they’re proving that this monumental task is not only possible but achievable. Detroit is one such Built for Zero community that is…
DailyThe Weekly Wrap: New York City Only Has 400 Legal Short-Term Rentals
Also: Lawsuits are targeting programs for entrepreneurs of color.
DailyIn Detroit, a Building Is Transformed Into Permanent Housing for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Four organizations in the city and a national partner used their relationships and data to reduce homelessness toward “functional zero.”
DailyThe Weekly Wrap: Philadelphia Theatre’s Musicians Demand Higher Wages
Also: Seattle requires large buildings to cut emissions.
FeaturesNext City’s Most Popular Stories of 2023
We’ve collected our top reporting and analysis from this year on the solutions that liberate cities.
DailyEvanston’s Streets Have Become Safer for Cyclists. Here’s How.
Chicago has seen traffic crashes, injuries and deaths increase in the past decade. As city leaders try to reverse the trend, Evanston has set a powerful example.
DailyThey Bought an Apartment Building in D.C. Now They’re Turning It Into an Affordable Housing Co-op.
This housing cooperative could beat the odds by taking advantage of D.C.’s pioneering Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act.
FeaturesAfricatown Is Still Trying to Breathe
Black and Hispanic communities in America’s port cities are fighting an uphill battle against environmental racism and industrial expansion. Next up in Africatown, the Alabama neighborhood founded by formerly enslaved people: a new rail line.
DailyThe Weekly Wrap: Biden’s Infrastructure Law Is Funding More Highways
Also, the Green New Deal For Public Housing is back.
DailyA $1,700 Duplex From Detroit’s Land Bank Is Now One of the City’s Most Energy-Efficient Homes
Kendal Kuneman embarked on a $275,000 journey to transform the house her grandma grew up in. Seven years later, the home is on track to achieve net-zero energy consumption.