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Environment
How Electric Delivery Trucks Could Help Renewable Energy Succeed
If delivery fleets went electric, any truck on a city street could provide storage and stability to the grid.
Lifestyle
Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
It turns out most of us value nearby stores and parks rather than McMansions. Luckily, that's probably where we're headed.
Environment
Why Is America's Transportation System Stuck in the 1950s?
For anyone interested in getting around without a car, the new transportation legislation holds nothing but bad news.
Education
Why the Most Literate Cities in America Aren't the Wealthiest
Money can't buy literacy.
News
People Are Awesome: Join the Campaign to Thank Your Garbage Collectors
Every day thousands of sanitation workers do their jobs unnoticed. Let's change that.
Business
New Startup Gives Local Businesses the Kickstarter Treatment
Do you love your local coffee shop enough to invest in its new patio? A new startup, Lucky Ant, thinks so.
Design
Can an Architect Save the Great Lakes from Asian Carp?
Architect Jeanne Gang has a utopian vision for stopping an insatiable predator.
News
The Good (City) Life: Why New York's Life Expectancy Is the Highest in the Nation
As the age of death rises in New York City, the "urban health penalty" myth is dying.
News
This Homegrown Youth Movement is Occupying Italy
Centri sociali are Italy's utopian answer to Occupy Wall Street—only the government isn't kicking them out.
News
Images from Centri Sociali, Italy's Answer to Occupy Wall Street
Throughout Italian cities, a homegrown youth movement is afoot. Here are some scenes from their urban utopia.
Environment
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Are Going Mainstream
Governments and manufacturers have taken a Field of Dreams approach to charging infrastructure, with stations everywhere from IKEA to Cracker Barrel.
Cities
Regional Planning Is the New City Planning
What you do over there affects me over here.
Education
Is Sixth Grade the Key to Ending the Dropout Crisis?
Students moving from fifth to sixth grade experience a significant drop in achievement.
News
Harnessing the Untapped Energy in Water Pipes
Sometimes, instead of designing away wasted energy, it's easier to repurpose it.
Environment
Bus Systems Are Miles Ahead on Green Transport Technology
Cities are switching over diesel clunkers not just to natural gas or hybrid buses, but to fully electric vehicles.
Cities
Goodbye, Sidewalks: London Planners Break Down Boundaries Between Cars and Pedestrians
Londoners learn how to share the street without barriers to keep vehicles and pedestrians apart.
News
The Revolution Will Not Be Winterized: OWS and Martyr Politics
One-upping "fair-weather" Occupy Wall Streeters with hypothermia isn't just unhealthy, it's also terrible politics.
Culture
FBI Expands its Definition of Rape—Will We Take It Seriously Now?
The FBI's new rape definition may mean crime statistics are about to skyrocket, but our culture's tolerance of rape could plummet.
