Where Homelessness Is Getting Worse (It’s Not the Places You’d Think)

Where Homelessness Is Getting Worse (It's Not the Places You'd Think)

Overall, homelessness seems to be on the decline in the U.S. Since 2007, the rate of homelessness for all Americans declined nine percent; however, for about half of the states in the country, homelessness is still getting worse.

Read more…


    



Driving is slowly killing us, a freeway expansion uncovers geological treasures, Londoners protest t

Driving is slowly killing us, a freeway expansion uncovers geological treasures, Londoners protest the city’s poor cycling conditions, what dive bar bathrooms can tell us about our neighborhood, and a quick look at San Francisco’s real underground (not BART). All in this week’s urban reads.

Read more…


    



Mayors, Mascots, Illegal Condos: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Mayors, Mascots, Illegal Condos: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week

This week in What’s Ruining Our Cities: Racist mascots! Illegal apartments! Hedge fund slumlords! Basically everything you’d expect from some Sin City bargain bin fan fiction, except in Calfornia, China, and beyond.

Read more…