In a personal reflection on growing up in middle-class Rockaway, Yael Friedman calls for more nuanced understanding of how planning for a more resilient city can — and must — incorporate more than environmental concerns alone.

Samuel Stein argues against Major League Soccer's proposed stadium in Queens and asks "who exactly will benefit from yet another stadium in the park"?

The editors of Urban Omnibus reflect on the scale of Superstorm Sandy in terms of government response, climate change, and infrastructure investment.

Shin-pei Tsay calls on urbanists to better communicate the crucial role cities can play in addressing the global challenges of climate change.

  NEW FRONT IN THE CULTURE WAR: URBAN POLICY The Tea Party’s influence over the conservative agenda emerged from claims...

In April 2006, recognizing how blogs had sprung up in response to the controversial Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, The New York...

About four years ago, a latent pattern of unethical, self-interested and surreptitious decision-making reared its head to wreak havoc in...

Thaddeus Pawlowski reflects on his participation in a recent professional urban design exchange between São Paulo and New York.

I feel compelled to respond to a recent article and photo essay (PDF) published by a group of communications scholars...

In the final installment of a Country of Cities, Vishaan pens a love letter to Japan, a country that has shaped his beliefs in the importance of dense urban living.