Anthony Flint
Anthony Flint is a fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a think tank in Cambridge, Mass., and author of Wrestling With Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York’s Master Builder and Transformed the American City and This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America. His next book, The Raven: The Life of Le Corbusier, Maker of the Modern will be published in the fall of 2014 by Amazon Publishing.
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The Potential Perils of Rapid-Fire Urbanization
Former Barcelona mayor Joan Clos warns that a lack of urban planning could turn our expanding cities into powder kegs.
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Videos
How Cities Can Lead the Fight Against Trash
Ideas for helping cities better manage their enormous waste streams.
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Why the Boston Marathon Is an Especially Sinister Target for Terror
The bombings have turned all the cues and surroundings of this time of year upside down.
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The Case Against Saving Midcentury Office Buildings
A new report suggests it would be better for the environment to tear them all down.
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Why We Just Might Want to Build Skyscrapers Out of Wood
Vancouver-based architect Michael Green is trying to convince the world to construct tall wood buildings.
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Could We Model a National Energy Policy on 'Race to the Top'?
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm wants to see states and metro areas compete for green energy funding.
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Why Modernism Gets Blamed for Making Snowstorms Worse
It’s easy to take potshots when architects push the envelope. But the flat roof is problematic as a more basic matter of function.
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In Defense of 'Mansionization'
Let's stop fighting developers who are trying to make your neighborhoods more desirable.
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Urban Wonk
Cities With Too Many Men
India's unbalanced sex ratio has created a slew of social problems and exacerbated violence against women.
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Year in Review
Will Sandy's Legacy Loom As Large As it Should Past 2012?
The super-storm was a wake-up call to cities. But will they keep their climate change preparation going?
