After two decades of neighborhood walks with residents, Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani’s new book, “The Cities We Need,” shows the ...

The proliferation of bubble tea shops displacing Chinatown’s legacy businesses might not “look” like gentrification. That makes it even more insidious, some say.

Bringing Next City to Chicago couldn’t happen at a more perfect time as we chart new ways to define the modern city,” says ...

A joyful, ebullient performance on ice provides a reason to look back at a landmark community investment program that no ...

Lexington used a $1 million public contract to wipe out millions in hospital bills. In rural Paducah, organizers are crowdfunding — hoping to clear a fraction of that total without city hall.

The housing development, known as El Barrio’s Artspace PS 109, is the last of its kind. That’s because its creation was the ...

The water-supply discussions in the Phoenix suburbs are echoed in council chambers across the American West. In a drying ...

In an effort to combat rising electricity bills, local and state governments are increasingly experimenting with “virtual power plants” — networks of rooftop solar panels, home batteries, smart ...

A Philadelphia mother’s fight to reunite with her children offers a grim window into the problems of the American cities’ child welfare systems – and how they can be improved.

With Sanctuary, at New York City’s Fridman Gallery, artists examine sanctuaries as physical and emotional safe spaces.

A home in the Lykins neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, the result of the the Lykins Neighborhood Association's revitalization efforts. (Photo courtesy Raul Aguirre / Keller Williams Realty ...