Voice: Diana Lind
The Best Housing Bill on the East Coast?
Is Massachusetts’ new housing package an idea Pennsylvania should steal?
By Diana Lind
It’s Time For a Shademaking Movement
It’s getting hotter. We need to start planning for it.
By Diana Lind
Should We Envy Paris’s Swimmable River?
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo got a lot of attention for cleaning the Seine in preparation for the Olympics. But that may not be best goal for Philly’s local waterways
By Diana Lind
Why Cities Should Invest in “Second Places”
Forget "third places," we need better places for people to work
By Diana Lind
Why We Need a National Urbanist Party
There is no Republican or Democratic way to pick up the trash piling up in cities — but maybe there should be.
By Diana Lind
Big Events Like the Olympics Matter — Just Not the Way You Think
How cities prep for major happenings — like the country’s 250th anniversary, here in Philly in 2026 — matters just as much (if not more) than how the events themselves go
By Diana Lind
Should City Workers Work in the Office?
Mayor Parker is mandating all city employees work in person starting next month. City Council is pushing back. Is government ever going to be ready to return to office?
By Diana Lind
Higher Ed’s Day of Urban Reckoning
What can cities do to prevent precipitous college closures?
By Diana Lind
The Antidote to Helplessness
Want to make a real, tangible, immediate impact? Look no further than your own block
By Diana Lind
The Future of Post-Pandemic Transit is Post-Commuter
Nationwide, transit ridership remains down from pre-pandemic levels. Is London’s Superloop an idea we should steal?
By Diana Lind