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Next City’s journalism centers marginalized voices while amplifying solutions to the problems that oppress people in cities.

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Op-ed: If we want to successfully decarbonize our built environment, we must also protect the forests that provide us with timber. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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How Cities Can Build More Housing Without Destroying the Boreal Forest
Op-ed: If we want to successfully decarbonize our built environment, we must also protect the forests that provide us with timber.
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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 the standard, not the exception. nextcity.org/podcast/youn...
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Young People Are Not the Problem. They’re the Solution.
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...
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Next City @nextcity.org · 21h
Sponsored: Discover how federal ORLP grants help cities turn urban parks into powerful engines for local economic growth and job creation. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/how-fede… 
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How Federal Park Grants Help Reshape American Cities: Fueling Local Economic Development
Sponsored: Discover how federal ORLP grants help cities turn urban parks into powerful engines for local economic growth and job creation.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 29/09/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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An Indigenous Fashion Show Marks a New Chapter for NYC’s Urban Natives
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 28/09/2026
The binding ballot initiative would bar the city from investing in countries or companies tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Providence Will Vote on a First-Of-Its-Kind Divestment Initiative in November
The binding ballot initiative would bar the city from investing in countries or companies tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 28/09/2026
SCOTUS preserves mail-in voting, states take on prediction markets, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Weekly Wrap: Will San Francisco Get Its Own Housing Department?
SCOTUS preserves mail-in voting, states take on prediction markets, and more.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 28/09/2026
30 residents. 33 hours. Seven meetings. Three proposed charter amendments. Lexington’s first Civic Assembly gave randomly selected residents a chance to help shape how their local government works. Join us Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. Eastern to learn about the experiment. nextcity.org/events/detai...
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How Lexingtonians Are Experimenting With A New Kind of Governing
Join Next City and CivicLex for a conversation about the Lexington-based organization’s Civic Assembly experiment.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 28/09/2026
What would it look like to align public and philanthropic dollars around the priorities of rural and small communities? Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET for A New Blueprint for Rural and Small City Investment. nextcity.org/events/detai...
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A New Blueprint for Rural and Small City Investment
Hear from leaders who are building models that align capital with community priorities.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 18/09/2026
SCOTUS preserves mail-in voting, states take on prediction markets, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Next City @nextcity.org · 18/09/2026
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? nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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What Rural Residents Can Learn From the Factory-Farm Rollout To Resist Data Centers
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?
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Next City @nextcity.org · 18/09/2026
Tulsa is one of several cities trying to combat the chronic absenteeism and poor grades of students facing eviction. nextcity.org/features/evi...
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Evicted Students Miss Class and Fall Behind. Tulsa Schools Want To Change That.
Tulsa is one of several cities trying to combat the chronic absenteeism and poor grades of students facing eviction.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 18/09/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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How This CDFI Network Is Collaborating to Close the Racial Asset Gap
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 16/09/2026
Fresno is California’s largest city without a dedicated arts and culture office. After an embezzlement scandal prompted the city to take over Measure P arts grants, some are calling for City Hall to hire its own arts professionals. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Does Fresno Need a Dedicated Arts & Culture Department?
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...
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Next City @nextcity.org · 15/09/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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A Critical Few Weeks Ahead for Community Development Finance
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 15/09/2026
Sponsored: Discover how federal ORLP grants help cities turn urban parks into powerful engines for local economic growth and job creation. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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How Federal Park Grants Help Reshape American Cities: Fueling Local Economic Development
Sponsored: Discover how federal ORLP grants help cities turn urban parks into powerful engines for local economic growth and job creation.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 14/09/2026
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. nextcity.org/features/nep...
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Nepal’s Water Infrastructure Is Failing, So Residents Are Reviving an Ancient Solution
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 14/09/2026
Texas cities fight to keep public utilities, cities swap Flock cameras for other brands, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Weekly Wrap: NYC Releases Records Showing Officials Lied About Toxic Air Quality
Texas cities fight to keep public utilities, cities swap Flock cameras for other brands, and more.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 14/09/2026
Op-ed: Cities cannot stop every federal demand for information. They can stop collecting and keeping information they do not need. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Most Important Sanctuary Policy Is a Data Retention Policy
Op-ed: Cities cannot stop every federal demand for information. They can stop collecting and keeping information they do not need.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 10/09/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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This Washington Town Is Burning – All According to Plan
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 09/09/2026
The World Cup, Olympics and Super Bowl can reshape cities long after the crowds leave. On Sept. 16, we’re looking at how local leaders can protect workers and tenants, prevent displacement and hold mega-events accountable. nextcity.org/events/detai...
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The Home Field Advantage: Local Power in Mega-Event Governance
Join us to learn from local leaders who've worked to ensure their communities benefit from big events coming to town.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 09/09/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Can Light Rail Survive Vancouver, Washington’s New Bridge?
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 09/09/2026
Op-ed: Local governments need a new framework for evaluating construction‑phase transportation to avoid saddling communities with undisclosed impacts. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Data Center Permitting Models Are Forgetting About These Transportation Costs
Op-ed: Local governments need a new framework for evaluating construction‑phase transportation to avoid saddling communities with undisclosed impacts.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 08/09/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Housing Stability Is Good Climate Policy
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 08/09/2026
Sponsored: When quantitative data wasn’t enough, CTC Midsouth called upon a “measuring love” framework for asking the community what they need. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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This Qualitative Framework Uncovers Community Needs
Sponsored: When quantitative data wasn’t enough, CTC Midsouth called upon a “measuring love” framework for asking the community what they need.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 08/09/2026
Gutting fair housing enforcement, heat wave deaths, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Weekly Wrap: The EPA Wants To Let Data Centers Skip Public Comment
Gutting fair housing enforcement, heat wave deaths, and more.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 08/09/2026
To reduce high-speed crashes, Albuquerque and Portland are using a strategy where traffic signals default to red until a vehicle approaches. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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These U.S. Cities Are Rewarding Careful Drivers With Fewer Red Lights
To reduce high-speed crashes, Albuquerque and Portland are using a strategy where traffic signals default to red until a vehicle approaches.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 03/09/2026
An Ithaca landlord argued that source-of-income discrimination laws force them to consent to government searches, and courts agreed twice. The reasoning has since surfaced in a dozen cases across the country. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Next City @nextcity.org · 03/09/2026
Op-ed: The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Green Roofs Can Help Cool Cities in the Summer Heat, But Building Them Is Only the First Step
Op-ed: The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 03/09/2026
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 lead partner remain unfulfilled. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Charlottesville Built a Food Equity Plan. It Never Built the System To Carry It Out.
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 ...
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Next City @nextcity.org · 03/09/2026
In less than two years, this nonprofit has moved more than 50 housing units off the speculative market for good. nextcity.org/features/how...
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How Northeast Los Angeles Created a Playbook To Fight Back Against Speculators
In less than two years, this nonprofit has moved more than 50 housing units off the speculative market for good.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 01/09/2026
In less than two years, this nonprofit has moved more than 50 housing units off the speculative market for good. nextcity.org/features/how...
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How Northeast Los Angeles Created a Playbook To Fight Back Against Speculators
In less than two years, this nonprofit has moved more than 50 housing units off the speculative market for good.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 31/08/2026
Climate disasters can unfold in hours. Recovery can take years. Wednesday, we’re looking at how community organizing can help residents navigate what comes next, from rebuilding and displacement to funding & local decision-making. nextcity.org/events/detai...
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Preparing for Climate Disaster: How Communities Are Organizing for Long-Term Recovery
Join us to learn about solutions for recovery and protecting inherited land after climate-related disasters.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 31/08/2026
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. nextcity.org/features/chi...
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Chicago Police Promised To ‘Fix’ Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, the Problem Has Gotten Worse.
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 31/08/2026
Power restored in Gary, Colorado River plan in flux, and more nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Weekly Wrap: More Cities Cancel Flock Contracts
Power restored in Gary, Colorado River plan in flux, and more
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Next City @nextcity.org · 31/08/2026
Op-ed: From Thailand's markets to West Africa's street economies, a Black urbanist reflects on how great cities create opportunities for participation. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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I’ve Visited More Than 200 Cities. Here’s What U.S. Cities Can Learn From the Global South.
Op-ed: From Thailand's markets to West Africa's street economies, a Black urbanist reflects on how great cities create opportunities for participation.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 31/08/2026
The city wants to stop health crises before they happen and is creating a new service to do that when people call 911. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Baltimore Is Rethinking What It Means To Call 911 — And Who Responds
The city wants to stop health crises before they happen and is creating a new service to do that when people call 911.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 27/08/2026
Small-scale solar microgrids for Appalachian communities could help keep communities warm and fed during future blackouts. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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A Swarm of Solar ‘Bees’ Are Coming to Western North Carolina Community Hubs
Small-scale solar microgrids for Appalachian communities could help keep communities warm and fed during future blackouts.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 26/08/2026
Op-ed: The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Green Roofs Can Help Cool Cities in the Summer Heat, But Building Them Is Only the First Step
Op-ed: The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 26/08/2026
Justin Blinder's latest project examines New York City’s affordability crisis and makes the disparities felt on a physical level. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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An Artist’s Device Slows Down Citi Bikes in Less Affordable Neighborhoods
Justin Blinder's latest project examines New York City’s affordability crisis and makes the disparities felt on a physical level.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 26/08/2026
Op-ed: Cities are ignoring one of the most important constraints on modern life — human attention. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Cities Are Designing for Efficiency, Not Human Attention
Op-ed: Cities are ignoring one of the most important constraints on modern life — human attention.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 26/08/2026
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. nextcity.org/features/lea...
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Learning To Drive in Gaza City
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 26/08/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Illinois Solar for All Is Finally Taking Off
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 26/08/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Born Out of the Pandemic, Philadelphia’s Community Fridges Are Now Bigger Than Ever
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 26/08/2026
Texas governor shuts down Muslim prayer facilities, national debt hits $40 trillion, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Weekly Wrap: As Budgets Tighten, Local Governments Look To Fines and Fees
Texas governor shuts down Muslim prayer facilities, national debt hits $40 trillion, and more.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 24/08/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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NYC Has America’s Most Expensive Bike-Share Program. Could That Change Under Mamdani?
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 24/08/2026
Texas governor shuts down Muslim prayer facilities, national debt hits $40 trillion, and more. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Next City @nextcity.org · 24/08/2026
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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Born Out of the Pandemic, Philadelphia’s Community Fridges Are Now Bigger Than Ever
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.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 20/08/2026
Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Tulsa have embraced an emerging strategy to swiftly connect unhoused people with services and housing opportunities. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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These Midwestern Cities Are Finding New Success Addressing Housing Encampments
Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Tulsa have embraced an emerging strategy to swiftly connect unhoused people with services and housing opportunities.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 20/08/2026
Op-ed: Public libraries are already helping people rebuild after incarceration. Cities should connect them to reentry services — and fund them for the work. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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A Library Card Should Be Part of Every City’s Reentry Plan
Op-ed: Public libraries are already helping people rebuild after incarceration. Cities should connect them to reentry services — and fund them for the work.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 20/08/2026
As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, public libraries are stepping up as cooling centers and shelters – often without dedicated funding. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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America’s Libraries Have a New Job: Keeping People Alive in the Heat
As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, public libraries are stepping up as cooling centers and shelters – often without dedicated funding.
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