The Uber-ization of everything
Pretty soon, even your spot in line will come with a price
Saturday, Jan 10, 2015 11:00 PM UTC 0Innovation uber, The Sharing Economy
Innovation uber, The Sharing Economy
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Innovation uber, The Sharing Economy
The devious paradox of American inequality: How the rich get richer by staying hidden
In the United States, visions of poverty are much more commonplace than extreme wealth. And that's an issue
Sunday, Jan 4, 2015 11:58 AM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, Income inequality
Let’s all move to Medellín! How a once-terrifying drug city reinvented itself as a tech hub
Used to be that when you thought Medellín, you thought Escobar and cocaine. Now it's a tourism and business hotspot
Friday, Jan 2, 2015 10:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Books, Medellin, Dream City
The millennial job paradox: America’s next great generation loves the city — but can’t work there
More and more young people are living in America's downtowns. But quality jobs aren't following them.
Sunday, Dec 21, 2014 11:58 AM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, millennials, Jobs
A “canyon of pollution”: Why Paris is waging a war against driving
Inside the campaign to dramatically reduce automobile traffic in the city of lights
Sunday, Dec 14, 2014 11:58 AM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, urban planning, Cars
When the cops start filming: What makes police accountability in the age of Michael Brown?
Can body cameras fix relations between police and communities? Or are they just an expensive way to pass the buck?
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0News Dream City, Police, eric garner
Our transit future in peril: How idealism is threatening to derail vital projects
A long-planned project to build streetcars for a Washington suburb was just nixed. Here's why it matters
Sunday, Nov 23, 2014 2:30 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, Washington
What the shape of our cities says about the way that we live
Why the geometry of urban life is a much bigger deal than you ever thought
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, urban planning
Why the midterm disaster is also terrible news for America’s cities
Despite a few high-profile progressive victories, local politics isn't in much better shape than Washington
Sunday, Nov 9, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Sustainability Dream City, 2014 elections
The sounds of our lives suck! How to make cities better by ending the blight of noise
Bad sound is "as detrimental to quality of life as bad streetlights or poor sidewalks,” according to one expert
Sunday, Nov 2, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, Sound, Cities
The emptying of New York City
Nearly 1 million fewer people live in Manhattan now than a century ago. One reason: It got richer
Saturday, Oct 18, 2014 8:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, New York City
How to explore a new city: A wanderlust guide to tourism
On a trip to Toronto, I was reminded of one of the great underappreciated pleasures of city life: unpredictability
Sunday, Oct 12, 2014 2:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, Toronto, tourism
“The last days of American civilization”: How the NYC subway became a potent (but erroneous) metaphor
How Hollywood created an unsettling Big City underworld to magnify our deepest fears
Sunday, Oct 5, 2014 1:30 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, Subway, mass transit
Stop demonizing “bike culture”!
Many more people are killed by cars than bikes, so why are cyclists treated like enemies of the state?
Sunday, Sep 28, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, Bicycles, Cars
The bible of the modern American city: Why “The Power Broker” is still one of our most important books
After 40 years, this magisterial biography of Robert Moses remains an essential primer on American power
Sunday, Sep 21, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0All Salon Dream City, The Power Broker
Planet earth vs. roads: The epic conflict that will define the future of the world
Roads are essential to human civilization, but they disrupt vitally important ecosystems. So what do we do?
Sunday, Sep 14, 2014 10:58 AM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, urban planning
How to save America from cars: Start sharing them
Uber and Lyft show promise, but to really cut down on traffic congestion, we need a taxi revolution
Sunday, Sep 7, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, uber, lyft
America is so over homeownership: Why the shift to a renting economy might actually be a good thing
Fewer Americans are buying houses than at any point in recent decades. Some fear this shift—but maybe we shouldn't
Sunday, Aug 31, 2014 1:30 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, urban planning
Death in the suburbs: Why Ferguson’s tragedy is America’s story
What's happening now in Missouri isn't new, and the changing face of America is making it much more common
Saturday, Aug 23, 2014 6:00 PM UTC 0Sustainability Dream City, Ferguson, Missouri
Let’s make suburbs into cities: New urbanism, car culture and the future of community
Well, with an urban spirit, at least. Can real community grow in a town designed to bring people together?
Sunday, Aug 17, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Books, excerpts, Dream City
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How should we build the cities of our dreams? How do we create the urban spaces which reflect our values and the ways we want to live? In cities around the world, the future is being created now -- and Henry Grabar will chronicle the most exciting and innovative ideas. Follow him on Twitter at @henrygrabar.
