For the second time, a group of Minneapolis residents—enabled by existing law—have halted implementation of the city’s Minneapolis 2040 plan over its supposed environmental impact. Here’s why they’re doing more harm than good.
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As America’s cities continue their halting climb up and out of the last few years, data analytics firm Urban3 foresees a few crises—as well as opportunities—waiting for them in 2023.
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Frequent power outages in California give pause to reflect on the overall fragility of our built environment.
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Progress on climate change can and will come if we use a bottom-up approach to changing our development pattern.
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No matter how many solar panels it has, your parking garage isn’t green, and especially if you don’t charge parking.
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The environmental groups suing Minneapolis to block implementation of its groundbreaking 2040 Plan have a limited understanding of environmentalism, but a keen grasp of how to slow down policy reform.
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A recent article states that “real progress on climate change will require innovations that some on the left won’t like.” What’s the Strong Towns response?
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What can we do at the most immediate, local level when water reservoirs run low?
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CDOT drafts a rule that intends to address both greenhouse gas emissions and Colorado’s spreading development pattern. But can this kind of top-down solution work?
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If we continue toward a suburban development pattern, then should we move climate change efforts away from cities and to the suburbs, as well?
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Why do some cities make it so hard to find shade…or create your own?
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The poorest neighborhoods also tend to be the warmest. That’s according to a fascinating study of the 97 largest American cities. Here’s why extreme heat is more likely to affect the poor and what communities can start to do about it.
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