Urban Affairs
Should the U.S. govern Lagos? Dhaka? Kinshasa?
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.
Street Makeovers Put New Spin on the Block
How community activists are taking city planning into their own hands and creating pedestrian-friendly blocks via pop-up urbanism.
Are Cities Like Lehman Brothers or AIG?
Things are tough all over, but the National League of Cities suggests when improvement comes, cities may be among the last to know.
Go East, Young Man (Oh, You Already Are)
Fleeing congestion and high taxes, America's internal migrants must have Horace Greeley spinning in his grave.
The Slumming of Suburbia
The poor are fleeing our cities, but life is not always greener, even when affordable housing comes with a two-car garage.
Can Development Reduce Poverty?
The economic opportunities found in inner cities should attract private investment, although a nudge from government can overcome traditional inertia.
Moving Inner Cities Out of the Red, Into the Black
Researchers say America's chronically underserved urban cores are an untapped market that can sustain private investment — and turn themselves around in the process.
It Takes a Neighborhood to Raise an Articulate Child
Mr. Rogers was right: Neighborhoods play an important role in a child's development.