City Planning

A woman wearing a leather jacket looks at the bus schedule at a bus stop along East Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn

Transit

Speeding Up the Bus: Reality Behind the Rhetoric

Eric Goldwyn, Marco Chitti Jun. 03 2026

What New York Can Learn from the NIMBYs of the 19th Century

History

What New York Can Learn from the NIMBYs of the 19th Century

Stefan Al, Lisa Chamberlain May. 28 2026

Night scene of Restaurant Almond at Roppongi Corner in Tokyo, lit in pink.

Podcast

Lessons from Tokyo

Jamie Rubin May. 14 2026

Children look at the murals in the Las Cabanas museum in Guadalajar

Borrow and Steal

How Guadalajara Killed the Paper Permit

Cara Eckholm Apr. 29 2026

People cross a New York City crosswalk as a bus passes by behind them

City Planning

To Prioritize Pedestrians, We Need to Walk the Walk

Andres Sevtsuk Apr. 16 2026

The light reflects a rainbow as kids play in a sprinkler on a corner near a construction site

Comings and Goings

Dan Garodnick on What Comes After Yes

Vital City Mar. 18 2026

Urban Design as Social Infrastructure

City Planning

Urban Design as Social Infrastructure

Julia D. Day Jan. 28 2026

Mayor Mamdani, Here’s the Real Reason New Yorkers’ Groceries Cost So Much

City Government

Mayor Mamdani, Here’s the Real Reason New Yorkers’ Groceries Cost So Much

Stephen Smith Jan. 14 2026

Congestion Pricing, One Year In: A Qualified Success

City Planning

Congestion Pricing, One Year In: A Qualified Success

Charles Komanoff Jan. 02 2026

The Other Side of Affordability

Economics

The Other Side of Affordability

Eli Dvorkin, Jonathan Bowles Dec. 17 2025

Taking Mamdani’s Revolution to the Streets

Streets

Taking Mamdani’s Revolution to the Streets

Benjamin Schneider Dec. 04 2025

A Housing Roadmap for New York’s Next Mayor

Housing

A Housing Roadmap for New York’s Next Mayor

Alex Armlovich Nov. 06 2025

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