The Yes Loitering project asks kids of color to rethink public space
This project helps kids understand how many spaces they’re excluded from, and then asks them to imagine new kinds of public spaces that would serve them better.
This project helps kids understand how many spaces they’re excluded from, and then asks them to imagine new kinds of public spaces that would serve them better.
Brian McGowan, President and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine Inc., talks transit, housing, foreign investment, and the 22-mile project’s role in fostering inclusion amid Atlanta’s new era of breakneck growth.
A new flurry of construction on St. Paul’s West Side has prompted discussion within the community about what development should look like in their neighborhood.
This week, the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy announced that New York City-based Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and British architect David Adjaye will lead the transformation of West Riverfront Park.
In the most powerful world cities, inequality and unaffordability have gone hand in hand with growth. Can Berlin learn from these cautionary tales of urbanization and grow inclusively?
A new park in Pittsburgh will attempt to reconnect the Hill District to downtown. Like many low-income neighborhoods of color, the Hill District was gutted by urban renewal projects and cut off from downtown by a highway project in the 1950s.
There’s growing concern that the construction of light-rail transit along the full Atlanta BeltLine loop may not be moving forward as planned. As MARTA officials work to finalize what they can afford to build with the limited funding available, an advocacy group is mobilizing citizens to demand transit for the BeltLine.
The Bentway’s urban designer, Ken Greenberg, discusses successes and lessons from his forty-year career, the innovations of cities around the world that inspire him, and the challenges of addressing the complexity of today’s urban issues.
Some eco-minded groups that traditionally focus on rural conservation are turning their attention to urban areas, in an effort to combat inequality and sprawl.
The latest projections suggest that urban areas will swell at an astonishing pace. As cities grapple with how to plan for this unprecedented population growth, some city leaders see an opportunity to exchange ideas and initiatives with others around the globe.