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Our Best Bet To Confront Climate Change in the Trump Era? Build More Apartments
Most climate strategies are hamstrung by Washington and culture wars across the country. But zoning reform may be the exception.
October 22, 2026
Op-Ed: Summer in Berlin Changes Perspective on Cars
It's hard to experience a real-world "15-minute city" with a world-class rail network and then go back to driving everywhere for everything
May 20, 2026
Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy
Here's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everything good our streets should be giving us.
April 27, 2026
How a ‘Universal Basic Neighborhood’ Can Help Americans Live Longer
Want to increase your chances of living to 80? A new paper argues we need to start with our neighborhoods — and we need to do it for everybody.
March 24, 2026
Revitalizing Cities With Small-Scale Manufacturing
One Rust Belt city is pursuing an innovative strategy to attract economic development and enhance urban livability.
September 26, 2025
How Many Americans Live in Walkable Neighborhoods?
...and how does your community measure up?
September 18, 2025
Opinion: It’s Time to Update the 15-Minute City
Putting everything we need close by is a great idea — but efficient travel is not as important as social interactions.
August 14, 2024
Want a Better 15-Minute City? Ask Residents What They Really Want
A new study from Bogotá models how other cities can ask a deeper set of questions about how to put essential needs within walking, biking or transit distance.
March 19, 2024
Academics Conclude What We Already Know: Cyclists Are More Neighborly than Drivers
Cyclists are "better people" than drivers not only because of they get exercise or help the environment — they also have better ethics, a new study suggests.
October 31, 2023
Where Have All the Three-Bedrooms in Walkable Neighborhoods Gone?
Growing families are struggling to find homes that meet their needs — especially in people-centered places.
July 25, 2023
