Topic: new urban order

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

The midwestern city has gone from bankrupt to transformational growth by embracing innovation and bling. Here, some ideas Philly might steal from Motor City

Is Massachusetts’ new housing package an idea Pennsylvania should steal?

It’s getting hotter. We need to start planning for it.

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

Forget "third places," we need better places for people to work

There is no Republican or Democratic way to pick up the trash piling up in cities — but maybe there should be.

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

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?

What can cities do to prevent precipitous college closures?