After 10 years and just $16.7 million in repairs — a sliver of what’s needed to fix Detroit’s aging homes — a city-backed ...

Expanding access to home finance did not eliminate the structural barriers Detroiters faced as they tried to repair their homes, Nicholas L. Caverly writes in his new book. Nor did demolitions.

Whistles – some 3D-printed, distributed in coffee shops and churches – have become a fixture in neighborhoods where residents are seeking ways to warn one another in real time. In some neighborhoods, ...

This op-ed was originally published by Streets.mn, a community blog in Minnesota focused on land use and transportation issues. In late January and early February, residents in South Minneapolis ...

Op-ed: The built environment shapes how communities mourn, remember and heal. Urban planning can suppress that process – or make space for it.

Op-ed: Sports events, conventions and festivals produce massive food surpluses. Local policies can redirect that food to ...

As budgets tighten, nonprofits and cities alike are launching centralized help desks to help residents navigate scarce ...

California has funded immigrant legal defense against deportation for a decade. Now, more cities and counties are kicking in ...

Lexington used a $1 million public contract to wipe out millions in hospital bills. In rural Paducah, organizers are ...

Madison is proving that electric buses can run through frightfully cold winters, providing a blueprint for zero-emissions ...

After two decades of neighborhood walks with residents, Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani’s new book, “The Cities We Need,” shows the ...

Op-ed: New Jersey’s new law effectively banning e-bikes misses the mark on the challenges of electric micromobility. It’s also bad for the entire country.