Tag: History of Cities

Nashville is booming, but growth has made the city more expensive for many longtime residents. Cities should create the conditions ...

"We have turned zero problems into two problems. We have both made it too expensive to develop here. That's the ...

Understanding the extent to which cities can heat themselves up offers powerful tools for cooling them down as human-driven global ...

What can mayors, governors and urban policymakers do differently to develop their cities into economic powerhouses? Here are some of ...

After many decades of reinvestment and repopulation, some American downtowns are now showing signs of hollowing out again.

Big cities — despite the values of propinquity, density, and scale — are simply not where most Americans want to ...

Big cities — despite the values of propinquity, density, and scale — are simply not where most Americans want to ...

Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.

Though largely forgotten today outside of Kansas, Susanna M. Salter helped women break the political glass ceiling.