Emily Badger
Emily Badger is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Providence Wins Mayors Challenge Prize for Early Childhood Project
The $9 million Bloomberg Philanthropies contest also awards innovations from Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and Santa Monica.
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The Streetlight of the Future Will Do So Much More Than Light Your Street
It could also catch criminals, broadcast WiFi and... detect meth labs?
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How Your Politics Influence Your Household's Carbon Footprint
Research finds that Republicans are more likely to crank up the AC in the summer.
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Back When We Thought the Internet Was Like a City
Once we all built homepages on GeoCities, the "city" turned out to be a poor metaphor for the web.
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Maps
'Nowcasting' Pollution on the Streets of London
A visual reminder of where most pollution in our cities comes from.
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Urban Wonk
What the Steamship and the Landline Can Tell Us About the Decline of the Private Car
Even the most ubiquitous technologies eventually disappear.
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A Mad Lib for Urban Dreamers
What could you change in your community if you just knew more about it?
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The Humble Public Bench Gets a Dramatic Makeover
Boston prepares to debut 20 bench designs that re-imagine the experience of sitting on the street.
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What If the Entire World Lived in 1 City?
Two Yale architects pose the question in an ambitious research project.
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Why Obama's New Pick for the EPA Will Be Good for Cities
Gina McCarthy has a strong record on regulating pollutants. But she also gets smart growth.
