City Planning
How to Use Zoning Laws to Reduce Pollution in Low-Income Communities
A new study looks at how zoning policies, which have long been used to reinforce inequality, are being repurposed to promote environmental justice.
How Urbanism Can Help Houston Recover From Hurricane Harvey
Here are three policies that officials should adopt to help the sprawling city keep housing affordable after a terrible storm.
Dissecting Mankind's Most Consequential Experiment: Moral Life in the Global City
A conversation with Michael Ignatieff about the moral operating systems that allow our cities to function.
Can We Use Data to Stop Deadly Car Crashes?
Major cities are taking a big-picture look at traffic deaths—and it's working.
Google Is Planning to Plan Your City
The company has more practice than you might expect.