Urbanism

Economy 2023-12-28T11:02:01Z

Austin is deeply tied to San Francisco and Miami to New York in a world of connected 'meta cities,' report finds

Business leaders should understand where the talent they need lives in a new world of remote work and 'meta cities.'
Economy 2023-12-22T11:09:01Z

Hallmark-style holiday markets are tiny examples of how much better our cities could be

Holiday markets show how mixed-use development is good for businesses, public health, and a city's vitality.
Economy 2023-12-01T11:01:01Z

The key to solving loneliness and pollution might be giving up cars and hanging out in the street. It's working in Barcelona.

Barcelona is a decade into transforming its streets into green, car-light public spaces.
Economy 2023-11-05T11:23:02Z

Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill

Golf is played by just a fraction of city residents, but urban courses take up a ton of valuable space and non-golfers foot the bill.
Economy 2023-08-03T13:45:46Z

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia wants to make the rest of the country more like Long Beach, California

The freshman from California is a self-described urbanist and has introduced legislation to build denser housing without as many parking spaces.
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Economy 2023-03-23T09:00:00Z

Trump's plan to build 10 new American cites is a right-wing dream of 'trad havens for beautiful families,' the internet's favorite architecture critic says

Architecture critic Kate Wagner says Trump's plan to build cities with plentiful single-family homes is part of a right-wing "aesthetic culture war."
News 2018-11-13T12:00:00Z

Megacities are on the rise — here are the 15 cities primed for explosive population growth over the next decade

American cities, on the other hand, aren't growing. In fact, some are shrinking.
News 2018-07-28T14:00:00Z

A new 'floating park' made out of recycled plastic waste has popped up in the Netherlands

In Rotterdam, a city on the Netherland's North Sea coast, there's a fascinating new public space made out of recycled materials for the residents to enjoy — and it's built over water.
Tech 2018-07-11T15:17:00Z

New York's commuter nightmare is bad, but the world's most crowded cities are even worse

Overpopulation, housing scarcities, and poor infrastructure all combine to make the world's most crowded cities giant clusters of traffic and congestion.
News 2018-06-19T15:20:00Z

Amazon has a new solution for the most annoying thing about receiving online-shopping orders. Here's how it works.

Amazon is expanding its Hub as an option for apartment dwellers who love online shopping. The Hub is intended to be a safe space for residents who don't have a doorman or package room to receive their deliveries.
Tech 2018-06-01T13:55:00Z

13 cities that are starting to ban cars

To mitigate climate change and make cities more pedestrian-friendly, more policy makers around the world are aiming to ban cars. Most recently, Madrid announced that it will bar cars from downtown starting later this year.
Tech 2018-03-26T13:27:00Z

Facebook and Amazon are so big they’re creating their own company towns — here’s the 200-year evolution

In California, Facebook plans to build a modern company town, semi-public municipalities where a corporation builds most housing, schools, and markets.
Tech 2018-01-11T16:13:00Z

Amazon could detonate a gentrification ‘prosperity bomb’ in the city it chooses for its second headquarters

Over 200 cities, states, and regions want Amazon's HQ2. Some residents worry they could see rising gentrification and traffic like Seattle.
Tech 2017-10-16T15:10:00Z

Mesmerizing maps reveal which cities around the world are most likely to fall apart

Much of the world is making great leaps in technology, security, and public health. But a handful of cities are getting left behind.
Travel 2017-09-06T13:38:00Z

Here's what life is like in the world's most crowded cities

Overpopulation, housing scarcities, and poor infrastructure all combine to make the world's most crowded cities giant clusters of traffic and congestion.
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Tech 2017-08-04T16:20:00Z

Miami is getting a $120 million urban park from the designer of The High Line

Construction is underway for Miami's Underline, a planned park and trail beneath the city's elevated Metrorail line.
Retail 2017-08-02T14:55:00Z

25 incredible photos revealing the history of America's first modern shopping mall

The Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota paved the way for the construction of thousands of climate-controlled malls throughout the US that looked like it.
Tech 2017-07-09T17:15:00Z

California once imagined a future without cars with this bike superhighway

In the 1890s, California planned a bike superhighway that would've stretched from Pasadena to Los Angeles.
Travel 2017-07-02T15:05:00Z

19 photos show what life is like in the world's most crowded cities

Overpopulation, housing scarcities, and poor infrastructure all combine to make the world's most crowded cities giant clusters of traffic and congestion.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Strategy 2017-05-09T16:25:54Z

How to choose the best place to live for your career

Whether you're fresh out of college or you've just had your first child, Richard Florida has an idea of where you should be looking to live.
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