Shoplifting has been hyped as a driver of chain-store closures, but did these companies ever really understand urban environments in the first place?
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Developers have overbuilt office and commercial space in US cities for decades. Now, in the wake of pandemic shutdowns, many downtowns face hard choices about the future.
Illinois passed the latest law requiring new apartment buildings to be wired for EV chargers. Now apartment communities are figuring out the best ways to make shared charging work for everyone.
Mike Davis’s radical urban history of LA was a trailblazing book that remains startlingly relevant to those of us who live in other supersizing cities in the early 21st century.
Young queer people growing up in rural areas don’t necessarily need to flee their communities to find safety and acceptance.
Community members want their schools to address issues beyond academics, new research suggests.
Housing affordability has been an important public policy issue since the onset of the pandemic. Economist Emily Hamilton explains the research on some popular affordable housing policies.
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Provost's Equity Fellow, Wesleyan University
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Associate Professor of History; Chair of the Department of History, University of Idaho
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Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College
