Buzz

The Non-Legacy of the 2010 Expo

Brendan Crain | March 19th | 0

Brendan Crain wonders why the upcoming Shanghai Expo can’t follow Vancouver’s lead and absorb the new structures into the urban landscape after the event is over.

Recent

Understanding Detroit, with a Little Help from Whitman | Amy Smith | March 18th | 0
Industrial Evolution | Hamida Kinge | March 16th | 0
Slideshow: Issue 26 Launch Party | Julia Ramey Serazio | March 16th | 0

Columns

Grassroutes

A conference could help form a citizen coalition of advocates for improved cycling, walking, and other transportation alternatives.

Yonah Freemark | March 19th | 0

While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web.

Christian Madera | March 9th | 1

Features

URBANEXUS Recap | San Francisco: CBDs, Market Street, and the Future of American Life

Next American City visited San Francisco in February and created this audio slideshow as a recap of the event.

Sarah Kate Kramer | Read more
Multimedia | Metro Matters: The Podcast

Listen to an interview with Bruce Katz, the subject of Issue 16’s cover story and head of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution—and subscribe to the Metro Matters podcast in iTunes!

Diana Lind | Read more
Column | L.A. Hosts a Street Summit

A conference could help form a citizen coalition of advocates for improved cycling, walking, and other transportation alternatives.

Yonah Freemark | Read more
Column: Open Cities | Thinking about the Digital Divide

While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet.

Chrisian Madera | Read more
Commentary | If You’re Going to San Francisco, Be Sure to Never Sit Down on the Sidewalk

Is a proposed sit/lie ordinance just another step in the Manhattanization of San Francisco?

Willy Staley | Read more