Familiar Name Tops List of Most Sustainable Cities
"Using criteria in 16 categories, including air and water quality, traffic congestion, access to public transportation, land use, green business activity, and environmental policies, SustainLane, an...
View ArticleChina's Historic Land Reform
While the decision does not actually privatize agricultural land, which remains collective property, "it marks a huge improvement in tenure security for farmers.." says Li Ping, a lawyer with the...
View ArticleCan the Stimulus Bill Boost Affordable Housing?
"With the whole housing market in a deep freeze, it's perhaps not surprising that fewer low-income units – which require huge subsidies to get built even in flush times – are being...
View ArticleShould We Plan Cities To Be Temporary?
The Christian Science Monitor blogger Eoin O'Carroll summarizes some important recent trends in American urbanism:- population loss and economic decline in rust belt cities leading to plans to bulldoze...
View ArticleConnecting the Museum With the Community
The change is being spurred by a shift in demographics, as the traditional museum patron ages and younger, communication-savvy audiences move in to take their place.Publication Date: Wed, 07/22/2009
View ArticleStimulus Success and Challenges in Puerto Rico
"To be sure, the success of Puerto Rico's stimulus effort backs up the White House's promises of fairness and lack of political patronage in doling out grants.Publication Date: Sat, 10/31/2009
View ArticleFort Collins is Feelin' Fine
"As the United States emerges from the worst recession in 80 years, a new economy is taking root that will help create the next tier of powerhouse cities in America.Publication Date: Fri, 11/20/2009
View ArticleStudy: Ancient Cities Grew Much Like Modern Cities
Building upon earlier research on the evolution of large-scale human settlements, a team from the Santa Fe Institute examined a range of archaeological data from ancient Mexican cities.Publication...
View ArticleFeds Worried About Car Hacking
Andrew Blake reports: "The growing number of high-tech cars that connect to the Internet is making Americans increasingly at risk of being hacked behind the wheel, thePublication Date: Fri, 03/18/2016
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Building Tiny Homes for Detroit's Homeless
The city of Detroit plans to build tiny houses to shelter its homeless, according to a story by Weston Williams in the Christian Science Monitor. "Tiny houses have become a fad in the United...
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Hidden Racial Tensions in 'Sundown Towns'
In Midwest towns in states like Indiana and Ohio, the issue of race rarely comes up. Unless you're not white, that is. Jack Shuler covers the debate around "'sundown towns'–towns where black Americans...
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