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An NYC exhibit imagines driverless buses and mobile medical units resembling Popemobiles. Will 'autonomous vehicles' really make our cities safer, cleaner, and less congested? → Read More
‘If you build it, they will come’ seems to be China's thinking as it constructs whole cities on artificial islands in Malaysia that resemble instant Chinatowns. → Read More
In this excerpt from "High-Speed Empire: Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia," Next City contributor Will Doig gets a look at hyper-development along the remote Laos-China border. → Read More
50 years on, the Asian Development Bank is aiming for inclusive growth. → Read More
Here's what's raised so many eyebrows. → Read More
As Congress considers changes to the National Flood Insurance Program, cities on the water say rising premiums present an existential threat. → Read More
There's still time for the mayor to make his mark. → Read More
From airports to bus rapid transit, residents cast their vote for the built environment. → Read More
"Flood water doesn’t know municipalities. It doesn’t know Democrat or Republican." → Read More
A monument to train travel vs. efficient regional bus service? → Read More
“It was a real revelation to me that these things weren’t tyrannical constraints.” → Read More
An emerald island in a sea of gray and brown sprawl is at the heart of a raging debate over the road to sustainability. → Read More
Both criticized NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to shutter the island jail. → Read More
The city's safety gains aren’t evenly distributed. → Read More
An app isn't cutting it for many. → Read More
Khin Maung Htwe is conducting a one-man crusade to revive a centuries-old form of theater that was once a keystone of the Burmese art scene. → Read More
Exorbitant rents, the rise of Brooklyn, lazy millennials. NYC is having its worst year in restaurant closures, and only one thing is certain: its epicurean reign is in trouble. → Read More
At their annual convention, Girls Scouts USA is facing a split between traditional and modern—should its young members be campfire-building, or debating female body image? → Read More
Christian Rudder knows who’s been bad or good, and he really knows who’s lying about who they are and what they want. And he has the numbers to prove it. → Read More
Three planes have been forced to divert because of fights over reclining seats. So why not keep all passengers in the ‘upright position’ when they fly? → Read More