In March 2023, President-elect Donald Trump proposed building ten new Freedom Cities to unleash American innovation. Trump envisioned these cities as hubs to revive American manufacturing, recreate a ...

Using Ithaca as a case study, the model mapped over 5,000 residential and commercial buildings, incorporating data from geospatial maps, tax records, building permits, census data, and local records.

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. VIENNA — At the edge of a wide, grassy park in ...

Cities everywhere are at a crossroads. From congestion to infrastructure strain and connectivity access, urban leaders face challenges that can’t wait for incremental change. Yet the most powerful ...

The Model Cities Program sought to combat poverty with community-driven housing. It prioritized widespread citizen participation. Program inspired new civic leadership and planning approaches Legacy ...

We explore one possibility for relieving the U.S. housing crisis. By Conor Dougherty I cover housing. Amid the sprawl of Orange County, Calif., is something unusual: A 300,000-person city with a dense ...