Washington, D.C. Streetcar Nightmare: Then and Now
D.C. residents breathed a sigh of relief when streetcars disappeared in 1962. Now they're back.
Cities
Rahm Emanuel's - and Chicago's - Public-Sector Union Problems
The same groups that give big-city Democrats political power make it nearly impossible to reform bad practices.
Could Sovereign "Refugee Cities" Help Solve the Syrian Crisis?
With good governance and strong property rights, they could.
Detroit Neighborhood Recruits Some Squatters
Wanted: urban homesteaders capable of keeping an abandoned property in shape. Must be willing to defy the law.
Stephen Reed, the Mayor Who Believed Unrestrained Government Spending Can Revive Troubled Cities, May Be Heading to Prison
Harrisburg's former "mayor for life" is indicted on corruption charges.
Does Affordable Housing Perpetuate Racial Segregation?
A new lawsuit claims New York's affordable housing program discriminates against blacks and Latinos.
How New York City's Landmarks Preservation Act Bulldozed the Future
The 50th anniversary of the Landmarks Act is an opportunity to mourn all the invisible buildings that will never exist because of a misguided law.
America's Least Sprawling City Is…Los Angeles?
Forget the clichés. L.A. isn't the capital of sprawl.
This Impoverished City Hiked Spending to $25,000 per Student to Fix Its Schools. And Nothing Changed.
"It's not all about money!"
Centralized Policing Is the Wrong Solution
Elinor Ostrom and the case against centralization
Stillborn Utopia
Masdar City is an $18 billion attempt to build a zero-carbon community on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. It's empty.
Several Cities—and the State of Colorado—Say No to the Border Police
Federalism can cut both ways.
A Visit to the Temple of Urban Progressive Leadership
At a major conference, city leaders embrace the growing dynamism of their communities but still resist giving up control.
Friday A/V Club: That Time Jane Jacobs and Marshall McLuhan Made a Movie Together
Killing the Spadina Expressway
Consolidating Governments Would Leave Black Ferguson With Even Less Power
The wrong road to empowerment.
Predictions of a Man-Made Sixth Mass Extinction May Be Exaggerated
Urbanization, forest, and agricultural trends point in a more hopeful direction
Is Detroit's New Light Rail Line America's Greatest Boondoggle?
A $137 million three-mile train is coming to a nearly deserted avenue in a bankrupt city.
Los Angeles Is Killing Itself
The romantic, popular conception of the city bears increasingly little resemblance to Los Angeles today.
New York City's Affordable Housing Bonanza for the Rich
Housing subsidies go to families making up to $193K.
Reanimating Detroit
A new book offers some decent ideas for revitalizing the Motor City—but it doesn't go far enough.
The Slow and Glorious Death of America's Worst School System
Per-pupil spending of $27,500 hasn't helped Camden's schools.
The City of Chicago Battles Blight—By Paying for Granite Counter Tops in a Gentrifying Neighborhood
How not to deal with abandoned foreclosed homes.
The Answer to Detroit's Problems: Rich Guys Calling Each Other to Discuss Their 'Neat' Ideas
J.P. Morgan "rolls up its sleeves" and gets to work in saving Detroit.
Newark's New Mayor Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs…Maybe
Ras Baraka's comments on the drug war.
Nation's Biggest Cities Have Highest Income Inequality
Not conservative strongholds. Imagine that.
Money Pours Into Sochi, and Life Gets Worse for the People Who Live There
Behind the Olympic façade.
American Cities on Track to Report Huge Drop in Homicides
Average reduction of 15.9 percent in eight of America's 10 largest cities
Memphis Council Member Complains That Budget Restraint Pleas Go Ignored
Probably not the only place
Rush Hour Remedy
Prescription for unjamming traffic jams: A unique combination of technology and economics.
Analysis: Driverless Cars May Lead to Major Changes in Cities
People will have fewer problems with living further away from urban workplaces
FDR's Friend in New York
How Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia transformed the American state.
As Police Are Laid Off, Some Communities Look to Private Protection
Neighborhoods looks to ward off potential burglars
