Op-ed: Our new research shows that resident services, long considered a soft amenity, should be core infrastructure that every affordable housing operator invests in. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Sponsored: By plucking affordable housing and commercial properties off the speculative market and placing them in cooperative community ownership, this North Carolina neighborhood is ensuring its residents can stay where they are and build an economic future. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The campus, once home to iconic Black educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown, will continue to anchor Sedalia, North Carolina, as the town grows. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

A nation-leading program that encourages superefficient, electric manufactured homes is underway in Vermont, and will produce significant energy savings for residents. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Metalworking skills, HVAC certification, nail tech training: Nonprofits in Chicago’s disinvested neighborhoods are offering the vocational training that public schools have largely abandoned. nextcity.org/features/tra...

Op-ed: AI won't fix weak consultation, build trust from scratch, or solve the housing crisis. But it can help clarify the messy space between a resident’s lived experience and a planner’s technical drawing. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

New York is on the verge of a rent freeze, but landlords say their buildings wouldn’t survive one. Recent analyses suggest the real culprit behind distressed buildings is predatory lending, not rent stabilization. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: Treating nightlife economy management as primarily a public safety function ignores the full scope of what happens in cities after dark, from theatre to third-shift work. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The city just approved a massive new anti-displacement framework to reinvest billions in distressed neighborhoods, revised from a controversial proposal to extend Atlanta’s tax-increment financing districts. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Three electric school buses will kick-start the state’s groundbreaking vehicle-to-grid pilot program once school’s out, with more EVs to be added in the coming months. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

At one Kentucky university, dorm residents are organizing like renters – part of a broader push to bring tenant rights onto campus. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

What role can art, culture, and storytelling play in climate justice? Tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET, hear from organizers & advocates working in the Gulf South about how creativity is helping communities navigate climate & health challenges while building long-term resilience. nextcity.org/events/detai...

Advocates and experts say Illinois must navigate new legal questions about the extent to which state law can supersede federal authority. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

At one Kentucky university, dorm residents are organizing like renters – part of a broader push to bring tenant rights onto campus. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: In Chattanooga, we’ve adopted a simple tool for employer branding to help rewrite its pitch for public service. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: Host cities’ agility in preparing for the World Cup stands in sharp contrast to the usual rhetoric that municipalities cannot accomplish other civic needs with urgency. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Pedestrian fatalities are still up 72% from 15 years ago, despite a recent drop. But a few cities are choosing a different path, according to a new report. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The public finance cost of local news deserts, the link between eviction and gun violence, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta is on track to repeat the arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents that drew criticism during the city’s 1996 Olympics. nextcity.org/features/wil...

As the World Cup arrives in 11 cities across America, Airbnb is spending millions lobbying to loosen short-term rental regulations. Here's how cities are responding. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Small business support and creative placemaking have helped — and a peer-to-peer cohort of AAPI cultural hubs across the country — keep Little Mekong alive. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

At the first Bronx Economic Development Summit, organizers make the case that community control isn’t fringe – it’s the future of urban economic development. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

East New York Community Land Trust’s acquisition of a standalone commercial property is a sign of how far New York City's land trust movement has come. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

More than 330,000 incarcerated people nationwide have access to free communication services. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Residents are worried about the displacement — and the bill — the games will bring to the city. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The AI tool Project Sidewalk is pairing machine learning and community engagement to map – and improve — sidewalk accessibility. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Sponsored: New connections among organizations on the front lines of community power are expanding their capacity. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

From Seattle to Atlanta, host cities used the tournament to speed up rail and bus upgrades years in the making — while trying to avoid the mistakes of past World Cups. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Inside a small pro-Trump town's ICE lawsuit, a new land value tax analysis, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Mayor Parker has promised to build 13,500 new housing units in Philadelphia. With construction costs rising, the city hopes modular construction can help it reach this goal. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: As Congress moves toward passage of the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, the new housing supply agenda is missing a plan to preserve what we build. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Podcast: For our 150th episode, we're flipping the mic. We interview our usual host, executive director Lucas Grindley, about the solutions that deserve replicating. nextcity.org/podcast/our-...

Podcast: Communities are reckoning with what it means to lose a neighborhood anchor and how to replace it with something that still belongs to the people. nextcity.org/podcast/reim...

Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order beat the heat and curb water runoff — especially as climate change worsens. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Sponsored: University research can still matter if we join community-led work, not just study it. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

A shuttered South Bronx clinic sat abandoned for over a decade, but local organizers refused to let it die. Now, a community land trust is buying the building to meet resident needs. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Can Mayor Mamdani forge a new path forward for New York City and the nation? nextcity.org/features/jan...

Inside Mamdani’s plan to transform housing, a new BDS ally, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Climate First Bank hit $1.8 billion in assets by financing clean energy projects one relationship at a time. Now it wants to teach other community banks how to do the same. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Podcast: The co-hosts of the new Real Solutions podcast consider this moment of breakdown as a once-in-a-generation invitation to build back better. nextcity.org/podcast/a-fu...

Missouri and Kansas laborers unions are floating the idea – which has been tested in Boston and other U.S. cities – as a potential affordable housing solution. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: The night mayor role will gain greater legitimacy once it has the oversight and expertise to coordinate a unified municipal nightlife strategy focused on public safety outcomes. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

A pastor-turned-pitmaster launched a restaurant to employ the people Philadelphia's economy leaves behind. Now he's expanding. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

A pastor-turned-pitmaster launched a restaurant to employ the people Philadelphia's economy leaves behind. Now he's expanding. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Podcast: With ICE raids persisting and some local governments partnering up with the feds, nonprofit newsrooms are stepping in to address their communities’ needs. nextcity.org/podcast/the-...

Op-ed: Inside a new tool that Swedish cities are using to help departments stop wrestling over KPIs and start working toward a shared vision of urban quality of life. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Immigration crackdown costs billions in lost taxes, a bipartisan geothermal energy coalition emerges, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

How advocates and policymakers are trying to undo the impact of the Supreme Court’s most consequential homelessness ruling in decades. nextcity.org/features/two...

Sponsored podcast: From Chelsea to the Berkshires, these organizations do the frontline work of caring for their community when federal policy turns hostile. nextcity.org/podcast/for-...

Op-ed: Voting is not a substitute for care. But it is part of how people can shape the conditions that determine whether care is available and accessible in the first place. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...