Tag: New York City
New York gets serious about traffic with the first citywide US...
John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
After years of debate, New York state has adopted congestion pricing to deal with traffic problems in...
Not so long ago, cities were starved for trees
Sonja Dümpelmann, Harvard University
Many cities, in recent years, have initiated tree planting campaigns to offset carbon dioxide emissions and improve urban microclimates.
In 2007, New...
Why are some Americans changing their names?
Kirsten Fermaglich, Michigan State University
In 2008, Newsweek published an article on then-presidential candidate Barack Obama titled “From Barry to Barack.”
The story explained how Obama’s...
The Village Voice’s photographers captured change, turmoil unfolding on New York...
Tamar Carroll, Rochester Institute of Technology and Joshua Meltzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
When The Village Voice, the nation’s first alternative weekly, closed in late...
Sustainable cities need more than parks, cafes and a riverwalk
Trina Hamilton, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and Winifred Curran, DePaul University
There are many indexes that aim to rank how...
The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica...
Christen A. Smith, University of Texas at Austin
The sting of the premature death of 27-year-old Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, is still fresh....
Architecture in 2018: Look to the streets, not the sky
Sean Weiss, City College of New York
A decade after the global economic collapse, urban development is booming.
This is good news for architects. Indeed,...
US shouldn’t give up benefits of ‘green card lottery’ over low...
Ethan Lewis, Dartmouth College
After a man barreled down a New York City bike path on Oct. 31, killing eight, President Donald Trump reacted by...
EXPLORING NATURE
Washington DC’s 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble
Marccus D. Hendricks, University of Maryland
When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in...
