Urban Issues

Few states so self-righteously proclaim their commitment to helping minorities like California does.  read more »

The news of Martin Parr’s passing feels like a quiet rupture in the cultural record. Parr was not simply a photographer.  read more »

Two titans of American architecture — Frank Gehry and Robert A.M. Stern — have passed within days of each other.  read more »

Kyoto is one of the most photographed cities in the world, and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. Most images of it feel decorative  read more »

Planners know that architecture is a profession closely aligned with urban planning.  read more »

The surprisingly easy election of the Marxist Zohran Mamdani represents a critical turning point, not only for my hometown of New York, but for all the West.  read more »

Disneyland’s founding vision 70 years ago was civic, not commercial—a place where design made family belonging feel natural.  read more »

For some years, the University of Minnesota’s Accessibility Observatory has produced major metropolitan area (labor markets) job access estimates for the average worker  read more »

A report came out from Crains Chicago Business (paywalled) that spoke to the uneven nature of development in Chicago.  read more »

California, described by one observer in the late 19th century as “the Jews’ earthly paradise” for the economic and social promise it held  read more »