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How Michael Nutter Changed Philadelphia’s Immigration Status
The two-term Mayor’s time in the top city exec’s seat is coming to an end. Will the next leader in city hall expand on his legacy of treating newcomers as an asset, and not a liability?
DailyHow Cities Can Take Vision Zero to the Next Level in 2017
Determining the who, what and why of traffic deaths.
FeaturesBridging D.C.‘s Starkest Divide
Can a park over the Anacostia River spur a revolution in urban development?
DailyGreat Landscape Architects Can Strengthen Connections Between People and Place
SPONSORED POST: The Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowship, the premier leadership opportunity for socially minded architects in the U.S., is now opening the program to landscape architects.
FeaturesThe End of the Port Authority
**If you live anywhere on the East Coast or buy any mass-produced objects that pass through there, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a part of your life — and more pointedly, a largely invisible line item in your budget. A bi-state agency with $37 billion…
FeaturesThe New Cartographers
The era of open data has bestowed many benefits on cities, not the least of which is an outpouring of digital mapping projects. In the developing world, where many cities still have large swathes of uncharted territory, broad efforts are underway to map those cities’ streets, neighborhoods and systems. And…
DailyThese Standardized Metrics Will Help Cities Measure Their Post-Pandemic Recovery
The world’s first global standard for city data could prove a critical baseline for cities establishing their new normal.
FeaturesThe New Yorkers Who Are Left to Fight the Climate Crisis Alone
The city takes action to protect lower Manhattan’s waterfront, while low-income residents in other boroughs must fend for themselves.
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.
DailyScrap-and-Replace Program Helps Low-Income Californians Afford Cleaner Cars (and Now, E-Bikes)
“Clean Cars 4 All” is lowering the upfront costs of electric cars and bikes.
DailyWhither Code for America, and Civic Tech at Large?
Nancy Scola, who wrote about Code for America in this week’s Forefront story, further elaborates where the civic tech-focused non-profit is headed.
DailyHow This Texas City Ended Veteran and Chronic Homelessness
The small town of Abilene, Texas has ended homelessness for some groups by putting individuals first.
DailyHabitat Net Zero: An Ambitious Plan to Rehab Abandoned Buildings in Queens
A new initiative by Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground to make homes permanently affordable with a land trust model.
FeaturesLessons for Any Downtown
How smaller interventions can reactivate, energize and sustain a city’s downtown.
FeaturesFive Ways Metro Areas Can Reach Beyond City Borders
From Denver to Detroit, here’s how cities can harness their networks of public, private and community institutions.
FeaturesThe Complicated Business of Placemaking in a Place That Already Exists
Artist Theaster Gates has a vision for downtown Gary, Indiana. Now he is learning how it melds with Gary’s vision of itself.
DailyNYC, San Francisco on Different Paths to Pedestrian Safety
One year into each city’s Vision Zero campaign, which has made more progress and how?
FeaturesStopping Disinvestment in Its Tracks: Communities of Practice in Middle Neighborhoods
Not quite thriving, not quite distressed and ignored by policymakers, middle neighborhoods look to community development groups for support and stability. A look at the programs that can improve outcomes in these precarious places.
FeaturesA ‘Warehouse’ by Any Other Name
How outdated zoning codes are fueling the sprawl of e-commerce warehouses.