Voice: Diana Lind

Expand — Yes, Expand — Public Transit
New York City, Seattle and Sydney are doubling down on public transportation amid the ongoing work-from-home trend. Why this counterintuitive move is an idea Philly should steal
By Diana Lind
Reclaiming Our Time
Why Philly should adopt other cities’ policies to help with our harried schedules — some very good time management ideas we should steal
By Diana Lind
The Hottest New Real Estate?
Governments have started using the property they own to increase affordable housing. Canada is doing it nationally. Philly’s doing it … at 13th and Bainbridge
By Diana Lind
Should Philly Be More Like … Detroit?
The midwestern city has gone from bankrupt to transformational growth by embracing innovation and bling. Here, some ideas Philly might steal from Motor City
By 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