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Worst Fears Realized
Ariella Cohen remembers a reporting trip to Haiti, during which an international aid consultant expressed her fears of an earthquake. Plus, a republished feature article from Issue 21 about the hurricane-ravaged cities of New Orleans and Gonaives, which Cohen wrote after her visit.
DailyWhy I Started Cycling Less in Seattle
Less safe infrastructure, less pedaling.
DailyThe Making of an Equitable Community Development Loan Product
Even in Detroit, 90 percent of Capital Impact Partners’ loans went to white developers. The fund is ready to change that.
DailyFormerly Hidden, Beautiful Infrastructure is Now Back in the Limelight
Op-ed: Infrastructure should be conceived as a community asset, both providing equitable new public space and contributing to the beauty of cities.
DailyIn One Philly Neighborhood, A Fight Against Gentrification — Block By Block
‘How many life science centers do you need? How many research centers do you need? How many?’ Rasheda Alexander asked
DailyCommunity Land Trusts Are Building Disaster-Resilient Neighborhoods
As climate change worsens, a growing number of community land trusts are readying their housing stock for the next disaster.
DailyRecap: World Urban Forum 5
A team from Penn IUR blogged from World Urban Forum 5 in Rio de Janiero, hosted by UN Habitat. Take a look at their reports and takeaways. The latest: an unexpected encounter in the Rocinha slum.
DailyHow Phnom Penh Created a Super-Efficient, Totally Drinkable Water Supply
Two decades ago this city barely had running taps. Today its system rivals New York’s.
DailyOnline Crowdfunding in the Time of Coronavirus
Crowdfunding often replicates existing racial disparities, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
DailyLouisville Fight for Historic Preservation Is at a Turning Point
“They think we are radicals who stand in front of a bulldozer every time a property is slated for demolition.”
DailyHow NYC Is Stopping Textile Waste With Low-Tech Donation Bins
“It’s the best-kept secret we wish weren’t a secret.”
DailyPutting Human Faces and Bodies on Abandoned Building Data
“Just building houses doesn’t solve the problem.”
DailyAmerica Has No Transportation Engineers
Op-ed: The American “transportation engineer” is a really a civil engineer who has received a little exposure to the transportation sector. If all a nation can provide are civil engineers who are given a crash course in transportation studies, what do we get?
DailyCooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time
How Cairo’s rooftop gardens are helping improve air pollution and high city temperatures.
DailyDesigners Hope to Measure How a New Bronx Park Changes Lives
Taking big data to the next phase of urban design.
DailyDaniel Zarrilli, New York’s Director of Resiliency, on Future-Proofing the City
The Bloomberg administration has put forth hundreds of ideas for helping New York City deal with climate change and natural disasters. We spoke with the city’s director of sustainability about a few.
DailyOn Washington Ave, Competing Visions Clash
Washington Avenue in Philadelphia is a loud, chaotic example of the growing pains of a city struggling to redefine itself on limited means and with limited direction.
DailyHigh Line Builder Showered NYC Officials With Forbidden Gifts, Paid No Price
The High Line is one of New York City’s most innovative uses of public space in recent memory. But a major developer attached to the project gave city officials some generous — and very illegal — gifts. While those who took the bribe were punished, the company that offered it…
DailyHow a Simple Design Choice Helped Nepal
As the country recovers from the April earthquake, there’s one urban planning element global health advocates should note.
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…