Clinton and Trump support new spending on the nation’s roads, bridges, airports, and mass transit. It remains to be seen whether the next Congress will.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is a senior editor at The American Prospect. She covers states and cities, focusing on economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She wins awards, too, most recently picking up a 2024 NABJ award for coverage of Baltimore and a 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication urban journalism award for her feature story on the pandemic public transit crisis.
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Trump Snubs Republican Mayors
Donald Trump wrapped up his convention without one word to Republican mayors, which should come as little surprise for a candidate with essentially no urban policy agenda.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
As Maine Goes
Governor Paul LePage is a preview of a President Donald Trump.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Boston Neighborhood Battles Pipeline Project
Plans for a natural gas pipeline in a densely populated Boston neighborhood have triggered protests and raised questions about secretive corporate decision making.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Bay Area Voters Take On Rent Control
Proposals to curb skyrocketing rent will soon hit the ballot in five Bay Area cities.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Soda Taxes Hit a Sweet Spot
Philadelphia’s new tax on soda will be a critical test for cash-strapped municipalities looking to raise revenue.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Healing by Helping: Orlando’s Strategy for Victims, Families, and Community
City officials flooded with millions in donations following the recent nightclub massacre now face a tough but increasingly common dilemma following urban tragedies: how to distribute the money.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Washington’s New Columbia State of Mind
In an aggressive new push for statehood, D.C. leaders have taken aim at national party platforms and state-level organizations.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
First Flint –- Now Philly?
Philadelphia is only the latest city to face legal action over lead contamination in drinking water.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Getting Beyond ‘Broken Windows’ Policing in Illegal Dirt Bike Dilemma
As some cities continue to address the problem with punitive methods, other cities are taking a more collaborative approach.