Will the mayor-elect's bold campaign promises translate into the real world? Here’s what analysts say about feasibility, impact and challenges ahead. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: The minerals of Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's second-largest city, electrified the world, created atom bombs – and are key to greener energy. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Want safer streets, better transit, or faster trains? In our new webinar, transportation advocate Carter Lavin will share practical tools and strategies for transportation advocacy. RSVP: nextcity.org/events/detai...

Cities are stepping in to fill the SNAP gap, the fight against gun violence loses funds, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Germantown’s grassroots organizations are coordinating to fill widening food access gaps – a glimpse at how local networks are holding the line as federal support falls through. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Podcast: The projects across Seattle, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Boston are treating culture as essential infrastructure for equitable cities. nextcity.org/podcast/city...

Op-ed: If we want a city where workers can still afford to live, Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for a $30 minimum wage by 2030 is the floor, not the ceiling. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Today's webinar: The long-term gains of the Southern Freedom Movement cannot be understated nor forgotten. The anti-racist community development framework calls us to remember the most effective strategies of yesterday to contextualize our strategies for tomorrow. nextcity.org/events/detai...

A hands-on program certifying incarcerated women as heavy equipment operators offers a model for closing labor gaps and easing reentry. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: Seven takeaways from recent research and two decades of experience in funding and managing building projects. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Housing authorities in Boston, as well as nearby Chelsea and Lynn, are installing plug-in heat pumps from startup Gradient to try to swiftly and affordably cut emissions. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Across Minnesota, Toronto and Oakland, arts leaders are pioneering ways to sustain artists and preserve cultural spaces — from guaranteed income programs to cooperatives reclaiming real estate. nextcity.org/podcast/alte...

Their own homes have been destroyed. But the Palestinians sheltering Gaza’s displaced on their agricultural lands continue their support as people brace for aid trucks to roll in. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Pennsylvania is trying to protect residents from data center energy spikes, New Yorkers are called to record ICE activity, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Sponsored: The Small Business Anti-Displacement Network’s upcoming conference is a venue where nationwide practitioners can connect and share strategies to keep local businesses and their communities in place. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Planners have a duty to uphold values that make transportation systems work for everyone. I wrote a piece for @nextcity.org about what transportation planners can do when there’s a direct attack on the priorities and values that matter the most to us. Read more here: nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Windsor land use commissioner @alancavagnaro.bsky.social reflects on our Room at the Table report in @nextcity.org , highlighting how the lack of renters, young residents, and women on local boards fuels exclusionary practices and limits community voice. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The federal government is enabling U.S. cities to criminalize public homelessness. But Kentucky has already learned the hard way that decreasing visibility only exacerbates homelessness. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: Under the Trump administration, safety, equity and sustainability have been sidelined. But planners still have tools — and a duty — to uphold the values that make transportation systems work for everyone. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

A GOP sign-on letter, Wall Street backing and growing bipartisan alarm reveal how essential community development financial institutions have become — even as the White House moves to gut key support for them. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Tomorrow, join us for a conversation with Michaela M. Leslie-Rule and Jennifer Breheny Wallace, authors of “How We See Us: Young People Imagining a Path to Their Futures” and “Never Enough.” nextcity.org/events/detai...

"Tactical urbanism has the power to pierce the automotive bubble that so frequently surrounds politicians — sometimes in an almost literal sense, because so many elected officials are driven everywhere." Read an excerpt from "Life After Cars," out tomorrow!

Sponsored podcast: KABOOM! is looking for partners across the U.S. to transform playgrounds and lives. nextcity.org/podcast/desi...

Black bookstores are more than shops, they’re cultural hubs and community anchors. Today at 1 PM Eastern we’ll hear from Katie Mitchell about her book Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores and dive into this rich legacy. #IndependentBookstores nextcity.org/events/detai...

Op-ed: As automation, AI and climate change reshape the economy, schools must connect learning to work — giving students real-world experience, practical skills and a pathway to opportunity. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Revisiting an early movement to take over on-street parking and reclaim it for people. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Podcast: Despite a multi-billion-dollar federal freeze on clean-energy funds, community leaders and national networks are pressing ahead to ensure the transition to green power is equitable. nextcity.org/podcast/a-fe...

City housing agencies sue over anti-DEI funding requirements, LA County announces state of emergency over ICE raids, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

If I've learned one thing from my reporting for @nextcity.org over the past decade, it's that locally-owned and locally-controlled banking can do big things, but it's something that requires collective work to build and protect. I wrote a whole book about it. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

After Grants Pass, Oakland sweeps are more forceful—with less notice & fewer service offers. Read how this ruling reshaped city policy. 👉 bit.ly/3Jaxxae #HousingJustice #Homelessness #Policy @nextcity.org

Join us for a conversation with Katie Mitchell, writer, Black bookstore owner, and author of “Prose to the People,” a stunning visual and narrative homage to Black bookstores across the United States. nextcity.org/events/detai...

U.S. aid has evaporated. Government promises remain unfulfilled. But Khartoum's residents are making their neighborhoods livable again, with or without institutional backing. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: From outsider to elected official, I’ve seen how power works, who gets excluded – and how to shake up the status quo. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Inside PhillyBOLT’s School for Grassroots Leadership, neighborhood organizers are gaining the tools and networks to amplify their impact. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

This is dope. Very informative as usual @nextcity.org open.spotify.com/episode/4RJC...

Op-ed: Some nonprofits are understandably tempted to pause their federal grant efforts, but now is the wrong time to step back. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Mark Griffiths shows how the infamous Checkpoint 300 embodies larger geographies of Israeli control — reshaping a once-vibrant commercial strip in the West Bank. nextcity.org/features/che...

Sponsored podcast: The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) is partnering with nonprofits to uncover what works — and why. nextcity.org/podcast/how-...

The Ethical Urbanist: Local pressure and community-led action can still hold federal and state prisons to account and improve detainees’ conditions, without reinforcing a broken system. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The Supreme Court's Grants Pass decision gave cities new leeway to criminalize homelessness. In Oakland, advocates say it’s fueled more forceful encampment sweeps and a rollback of earlier efforts at cooperation. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

The new law will allow more coach house construction and conversions but will likely create confusion and increase costs, advocates say. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Alex Tsatoulis grew frustrated with lack of lighting along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis, so he ordered some lights and grabbed a ladder. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: Your city’s public space efforts are piecemeal, underfunded, or focused on marquee design while neglecting workaday maintenance. Enter Public Space Teams. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Dozens of community members came together to build the pop-up bike lane through the city's tactical urbanism initiative. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Illinois' birth equity initiative partnered with Diaper Dollars, a nonprofit that gives families in need money to cover diaper expenses. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

City officials say they’ve uncovered 25 prolonged detentions in violation of its land use permit, which could provide an opening to shut down Oregon’s only ICE facility. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Sponsored: Jessica Gordon-Nembhard on the journey of adapting her 2014 book into a graphic novel to educate in an accessible format. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: New reforms could align CEQA’s environmental protections with our urgent housing and climate goals. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Op-ed: To make California's SB 9 effective, we need tools that let residents envision how this powerful zoning reform can reshape their blocks. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

In Washington, D.C., the Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability and “pay-it-forward” homeownership to protect longtime residents east of the Anacostia. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...