Amy Biegelsen
Amy Biegelsen is a freelance writer living in Washington, D.C.
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America's Looming Burial Crisis
We have a rapidly aging population but cemetery space is already hard to come by. Are there lessons for us abroad?
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Photos
Translating D.C.'s Architectural Future Into Mini Golf
A course in the National Building Museum echoes architects' visions for our nation's capital.
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Should Public Trees Bear Fruit?
San Francisco's "Guerilla Grafters" are transforming the city's trees into bootleg fruit producers, much to the chagrin of officials.
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Neighborhood Revitalization Tools: Band Saw, Drill Press, Welding Helmet
Empty industrial spaces get a second life as innovative art studios
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Democracy in America
Glendale Residents Reluctantly Let Go of Their Astroturf
The California town has banned plastic lawns over environmental concerns
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In Berlin, Making Street Art That Sings
A street artist’s boombox posters turn cell phones into cassette tapes
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6 Successful Crowdfunded Public Art Projects
With funding for the arts at an all-time low, these projects still managed to get off the ground thanks to websites like Kickstarter
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Forcing Banks to Secure Foreclosed Homes
A proposed Chicago ordinance would require security guards to be posted outside vacant homes near schools
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Videos
10 Addictive Urban Web Cams
Stream Las Vegas weddings, construction in Iran, or one of the longest DMV lines in the country
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The Emerging Turf War Over Anti-Soil Compaction Systems
As cities get serious about green infrastructure, who will win the race to save urban trees?
