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The citizens of one of our largest cities are being shut out of the decisions that will affect their future.

Bloomberg

The state of the city isn't quite as wonderful as the mayor claims.

Occupy Wall Street: New Ways of Thinking About Space

As last year’s occupations showed, cities need more places the public can call its own.

Costumed as the World Trade Center at the Buskers Fare in New York City, June 19

How the World Trade Center turned Manhattan into a planned community.

Atlantic Yards construction site

Numerous cities are littered with “downtown catalysts” that failed to catalyze.

There's more to the legend of Jane Jacobs than her showdown with Robert Moses.
 

Filling the empty streets and turning pedestrian piazzas into true commons.

One of the things we do not do well in this country is learn from our mistakes. This is particularly true in the strengthening and rejuvenating of cities.

Blogs

Chicago’s parking meter deal doesn’t just sell off city assets—it uconstitutionally sells off the city’s very power to police itself.

September 5, 2013

Are we self-segregating as we get more diverse?

June 18, 2012

Mitt got caught offering some details on how he would cut spending. But they still don’t add up to a balanced budget.

April 16, 2012

Politicians and developers try to lure 200 teachers to live in a struggling Newark neighborhood. Will it improve the quality of education?

February 10, 2012

The Occupy movement has always been more about doing than demanding and last week, OWS stepped it up another notch.

December 9, 2011

 Boulder voters reject corporate personhood, and move to replace private power with a public utility.

November 4, 2011

Our country has a pattern of losing its mind over issues that later turn out to be insignificant.

August 17, 2010

 A group of high schoolers investigate buses and cars idling longer than legally permitted.

August 11, 2010
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