New books chronicle US suburbs' divergence from their mythical origin scenes of verdant lawns and white picket fences — and detail how social struggles have always been part of their story.

Piecing together land use laws from coast to coast, the National Zoning Atlas illustrates the need for reform.

To secure New York City’s pipeline for local food, treat produce like tap water: Protect the source.

Questions of ownership, affordability, and political representation converge in current struggles over rent regulation.

Residents recall a decade of upheaval in the East New York Oral History Project.

Battles for inclusion and exclusion in the life of the city more often end in stand-offs than in skirmishes.

Four tales of the cities that arise from moral and environmental disaster. Can we ever really start anew?

Kaja Kühl and June Williamson explain how improved parking design can spur suburban downtown development in line with community goals of attracting young people, providing affordable housing, and stimulating local economies.

From 2009-2011, Vishaan Chakrabarti wrote a series of opinion pieces here on Urban Omnibus arguing that urban density can be the answer to many of the nation's most pressing contemporary issues. He has since expanded...