Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s first-term achievements shine, but numerous challenges persist after her re-election.
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inHousing
YIMBYs on the Cusp of Major Victory in California
Years of organizing might be rewarded in the form of denser housing around California transit.
Posted inTransportation
Transportation Department Quietly Disbands Advisory Committees
Labor groups representing railroaders worry the move could muzzle frontline worker voices and make it easier for industry to shape regulation.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Beating Back Data Centers
Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Washington’s Football Fantasy Comes True
The city council passes the first of two approvals necessary for a new Washington Commanders stadium. But the numbers from their own studies still don’t add up.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Next Billionaire Show Palace
On our live show, David and Gabrielle Gurley break down a proposed stadium deal for the Washington Commanders NFL team, which uses public dollars but collects no rent.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Is the Price Too Steep for D.C. to Bring Back the Commanders?
Nearly everyone wants the NFL team back in Washington, but it won’t be cheap.
Posted inPolitics
The Mainstream Begins to Come to Mamdani
So, he’s a socialist. But his agenda sure is popular, and in the American progressive tradition.
Posted inTransportation
Transit Funding Crisis Unfolds in Pennsylvania
How the Keystone State handles a shortfall in Philadelphia could prove decisive for urban mass transit.
