At the edge of cities, does zoned lot-size matter for development, home prices or wealth? As always, yes and no.
November 1, 2012
How are small, everyday decisions impeding plans for transit-oriented, sustainable, livable cities?
October 31, 2012
Independent creativity has aided the livelihood of some street vendors in Cusco, Peru, more than collective action.
October 30, 2012
While the built environment is important for healthy cities, human agency and interpretation play an important role.
October 29, 2012
Gary, Indiana, partners with former Chicago mayor Richard Daley and @UChicagoHarris to revitalize the mill town.
October 26, 2012
Charting the changes in Los Angeles's Park Le Brea, the largest housing complex west of the Mississippi.
October 25, 2012
A portrait of Guangzhou, a factory center of China that is home to four million migrant workers.
October 24, 2012
Boston tries to reduce its reliance on busing, a relic from school de-segregation programs.
October 23, 2012
Bike sharing reaches the West Coast with five California cities starting pilots in the next year.
October 22, 2012
Most US metro areas have seen unemployment drop from last year's rates.
October 19, 2012
Shuttering urban hospitals has implications for the health of populations.
October 18, 2012
A UChicago Crime Lab study found that counseling and mentoring lead to a decline in youth violence.
October 17, 2012
A map of Mexico City's informal street markets reveals logic amid the chaos.
October 16, 2012
An open-source simulation for real cities lets users explore existing urban places and build up virtual ones.
October 15, 2012