Easing the relationships between Black men and the police requires some ingenuity. Bob J Willey’s latest invention may help.

Hyperloop and Maglev trains are expensive and futuristic. These five things can help make current rail travel faster and safer.

The gaps between the haves and the have-nots in cities across the world are visible from space.

Whose table is it, anyway? Charles Marohn writes.

Government stimulus checks and a temporary ban on evictions are tiding over the suddenly jobless residents of housing complexes owned by Jared Kushner’s company. But what will happen when both soon run out?

The end of big probably means the end of the suburban experiment. Charles Marohn writes.

Adequate housing is a major challenge for 21st Century cities. Some answers may lie in the places where people already live. Maria Hart writes.

Critics love to cry Carmaggedon whenever a major road closes. But Carmaggedon never happens. Why? Joe Cortright on the case.

Oligopoly is good for business, but is it good for you? Daniel Herriges writes.

Glasgow has become notorious for the kind of mental and physical ills that plague city dwellers everywhere. Is urban life itself harmful to humans – or can we rethink cities so that they can help us to thrive?