A new book argues that the growing megacities like Lagos and Dhaka — with their massive suffering and chaos — are breeding grounds for epidemics and worldwide terrorism. And maybe its time for the U.S., and other developed nations, to intervene.
How community activists are taking city planning into their own hands and creating pedestrian-friendly blocks via pop-up urbanism.
Things are tough all over, but the National League of Cities suggests when improvement comes, cities may be among the last to know.
Fleeing congestion and high taxes, America's internal migrants must have Horace Greeley spinning in his grave.
The poor are fleeing our cities, but life is not always greener, even when affordable housing comes with a two-car garage.
The economic opportunities found in inner cities should attract private investment, although a nudge from government can overcome traditional inertia.
Researchers say America's chronically underserved urban cores are an untapped market that can sustain private investment — and turn themselves around in the process.
Mr. Rogers was right: Neighborhoods play an important role in a child's development.
