A local official has ordered hand-painted signs on almost 1,500 taco stands erased, stripping the color from some of the city’s most iconic central neighborhoods.
Culture
Why Isn’t There a Canadian Traffic Safety Crisis?
After Supreme Court Ruling, Cities ‘Left Holding the Bag’ on Climate Change
Berlin Floats Closing Its Parks After Dark
Why Local Officials Are Facing Growing Harassment and Threats
The Office Tower Has a New Job to Do
Cities Stung by Great Resignation Hike Wages, Just as Recession Looms
Climate Migration Pushes Bangladesh’s Megacity to the Brink
Eric Adams, Be a YIMBY Hero
Singapore’s Surging Rents Shock Expats and Encourage Scammers
Broadband Access a ‘Matter of Life and Death’ During Pandemic
From Washington, D.C., to Seattle, Cities Establish Abortion Sanctuaries
The World’s Fastest Electric Ferries Are Coming to Stockholm
The Museum Seeking to Unlock a War-Hit Nation’s Mineral Wealth
NYC Mayor Aide's Private Schedule Reveals Glimpse Into Adams's Priorities
Without Commuters, US Transit Agencies Are Running Out of Options
Fiat Factory Roof Gets New Life as Public Space in Italy’s Motor City
More People Are Moving to Manhattan Than Before the Pandemic
Oakland A’s Clash With Shipping Industry Over Waterfront Ballpark
How Many Bridges Does the Chesapeake Bay Need?
Chicago Offers a Blueprint for Expanding Urban Internet Access
‘The Quarantine Atlas’ Maps How Covid Turned 65 Lives Upside Down
ICONIC HOME DESIGNS
Could the architecture of Kyoto’s historic machiya townhouses offer modern lessons in remote work?
Originally housing for Nigeria’s upper class, these homes have become overcrowded tenements, often in disrepair. Could the architectural style still offer lessons to a rapidly urbanizing city?
The grandiose buildings were originally inhabited by European aristocracy, but their central courtyards later turned into spaces for communal living.
Athens polikatoikias — concrete apartments with tiered balconies — were built quickly to create affordable housing, but their design has stood the test of time.
Built to beat the heat, these distinctive elongated homes are a fixture of the Crescent City, and beyond.
