Op-ed: If we want to successfully decarbonize our built environment, we must also protect the forests that provide us with timber.

Sponsored podcast: KABOOM! CEO Lysa Ratliff and National Youth Leadership Council CEO Amy Meuers discuss why a new report relied on a youth editorial board and what it takes to make involving youth th...

Sponsored: Discover how federal ORLP grants help cities turn urban parks into powerful engines for local economic growth and job creation.

After a dozen moves and two decades of lost federal grants, America's longest-running urban Indigenous organization has found a new home — and a rejuvenated focus on culture.

The binding ballot initiative would bar the city from investing in countries or companies tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation.

SCOTUS preserves mail-in voting, states take on prediction markets, and more.

Join Next City and CivicLex for a conversation about the Lexington-based organization’s Civic Assembly experiment.

Hear from leaders who are building models that align capital with community priorities.

Op-ed: Unlike the CAFO era, rural communities are asking questions before the statutes are locked in. But do rural residents have the power to say no?

Tulsa is one of several cities trying to combat the chronic absenteeism and poor grades of students facing eviction.

Sponsored: By bringing leadership from organizations across the country together, the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs works to close the asset gap and build communities where people belong.

Fresno is the largest city in California without its own arts and culture department, office, or division at City Hall. With the City of Fresno taking over administration of the annual Measure P compe...

The Treasury Department has finally announced $289 million in stalled CDFI awards. Meanwhile, proposed Community Reinvestment Act reforms threaten the bank capital that CDFIs rely upon.

Sponsored: Discover how federal ORLP grants help cities turn urban parks into powerful engines for local economic growth and job creation.

With floods and contamination overwhelming Kathmandu’s water systems, communities are restoring traditional stone spouts that once served as the valley's primary water source.

Texas cities fight to keep public utilities, cities swap Flock cameras for other brands, and more.

Op-ed: Cities cannot stop every federal demand for information. They can stop collecting and keeping information they do not need.

The idyllic mountain town of Roslyn was nearly wiped out by a wildfire a few years ago. Now, it's learning to fight fire with fire.

Join us to learn from local leaders who've worked to ensure their communities benefit from big events coming to town.

The cost to replace the aging I-5 span between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, has grown past $14 billion. But plans for the bridge’s transit line are only shrinking.

Op-ed: Local governments need a new framework for evaluating construction‑phase transportation to avoid saddling communities with undisclosed impacts.

Op-ed: The climate and housing movements often frame their goals as being in competition. But housing affordability and climate action reinforce one another when designed together.

Sponsored: When quantitative data wasn’t enough, CTC Midsouth called upon a “measuring love” framework for asking the community what they need.

Gutting fair housing enforcement, heat wave deaths, and more.

To reduce high-speed crashes, Albuquerque and Portland are using a strategy where traffic signals default to red until a vehicle approaches.

Op-ed: The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.

After 2017’s white supremacist rally put the city in the spotlight, Charlottesville passed one of America’s most ambitious food equity initiatives. Nearly a decade later, many of the goals set by its ...

In less than two years, this nonprofit has moved more than 50 housing units off the speculative market for good.

In less than two years, this nonprofit has moved more than 50 housing units off the speculative market for good.

Join us to learn about solutions for recovery and protecting inherited land after climate-related disasters.

Chicago police are making fewer traffic stops. But a new investigation finds half of stops are still not being reported to oversight agencies, despite a state law mandating disclosure.

Power restored in Gary, Colorado River plan in flux, and more

Op-ed: From Thailand's markets to West Africa's street economies, a Black urbanist reflects on how great cities create opportunities for participation.

The city wants to stop health crises before they happen and is creating a new service to do that when people call 911.

Small-scale solar microgrids for Appalachian communities could help keep communities warm and fed during future blackouts.

Op-ed: The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.

Justin Blinder's latest project examines New York City’s affordability crisis and makes the disparities felt on a physical level.

Op-ed: Cities are ignoring one of the most important constraints on modern life — human attention.

Essay: A Palestinian driving school and its four remaining cars are surviving the same way the whole city is: by salvaging, improvising, and refusing to stop.

The state’s solar equity program has been in place for nearly a decade, but it wasn’t until recently, after years of grassroots efforts, that participation surged.

Across the city, a network of at least 40 fridges is scaling up to meet growing food insecurity — even as federal benefit cuts and vanishing grants make the work harder.

Texas governor shuts down Muslim prayer facilities, national debt hits $40 trillion, and more.

A campaign to tie Citi Bike fares to the cost of a subway ride is gaining momentum — and 2029, when Lyft's contract expires, may be New York City's best shot at making it happen.

Across the city, a network of at least 40 fridges is scaling up to meet growing food insecurity — even as federal benefit cuts and vanishing grants make the work harder.

Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Tulsa have embraced an emerging strategy to swiftly connect unhoused people with services and housing opportunities.

Op-ed: Public libraries are already helping people rebuild after incarceration. Cities should connect them to reentry services — and fund them for the work.

As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, public libraries are stepping up as cooling centers and shelters – often without dedicated funding.