America's (Relatively) Dismal Showing at the Winter Olympics
Despite individual triumphs and memorable moments, Team USA had its worst performance in 20 years.
Cities Remade
How the urban landscape is evolving
What Kids' Trauma Looks Like Across the U.S.
Race, location, and income level can determine how often children experience violence and crisis.
A New, Democratic Tool for Mapping City Streets
SharedStreets offers an open-source solution to help taxis, buses, pedestrians, bikers, and ride-sharing services coexist curbside.
How to Get Fewer People to Commute in Cars
As the example of Seattle shows, it helps when employers try to persuade workers not to drive.
When Welfare Decisions Are Left to Algorithms
The political scientist Virginia Eubanks worries that technology is providing “the emotional distance that’s necessary to make what are inhuman decisions.”
Urban Foxes and Coyotes Learn to Make Nice
Researchers are finding that the two predators, historically enemies, may be learning to get along in the big city.
The Ecologists Turning Vacant Lots Into Labs
A research project in Baltimore is using wildflowers—and lots of data—to investigate urban ecosystems.
America's Other Housing Crisis: Undercrowded Suburbs
Many neighborhoods with single-family homes have seen little or no new construction since they were built in the middle of the last century.
Why It's So Hard to Forecast the Flu
Big-data predictions don't always line up with reality.
How Basic Economics Could Solve Manhattan’s Traffic Problems
It's simple: Charge people to bring cars onto city streets during rush hour.