If this is how Amazon treats its first hometown, what does that mean for cities competing for its new headquarters?
Cities & Communities
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Republicans Are Hard at Work to Turn Staten Island Blue
The Trump faithful in the only GOP quadrant of New York City may go for an ex-con Steve Bannon guy in June’s Republican primary.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Putting the Public First in Public-Private Partnerships
Public-sector competence is needed to make sure citizens get a good deal—and private vendors are no substitute for adequate public funding.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Moving People, Not Cars
Dedicated lanes for bikes and buses are a great idea. But there is only so much city street to go around. The missing link? Limiting cars.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
The Continuing Quest for a More Walkable Los Angeles
After decades of automobile dependency, many transportation planners, advocates, and residents are slowly coming around to new ideas about getting around.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Securing Cities from Cyber Attacks
Leaving information technology to the geeks is no longer an option for municipal leaders as malware attacks increase.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Why America Needs More Social Housing
Subsidizing market prices to make housing affordable is a losing strategy. There’s a better way—on display for a century in Vienna.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Reviving the Fair Housing Act at 50
New efforts in progressive states focus on affordability—which would also diminish segregation.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Connecting Public Transit to Great Manufacturing Jobs
Madeline Janis, who pioneered local hiring agreements, is now enlisting cities to have railcars and buses made in America—by union workers.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Ridesharing Versus Public Transit
How Uber and Lyft tend to widen disparities of race and class in urban transportation systems
