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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Maps
We've Been Looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics All Wrong
Redrawn maps of the world's air-transport network could change the way we track disease from city to city.
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Wanted: An App That Calculates Wait Times Straight to Your Airport Gate
A group of entrepreneurs are working on technology that could vastly improve the universally terrible experience of airports.
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Charts
Delaying Car and Home Ownership Has Helped Millennials Dramatically Reduce Their Debt
Young Americans have been offloading debt at a much higher rate than older generations.
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The Best Parking App We've Ever Seen
How risky is it to run inside for that cup of coffee without feeding the meter? SpotAgent will figure that out for you.
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The Myth of the Commuting Criminal
Research has repeatedly shown that crime doesn't necessarily accompany transit, but that lingering fear still threatens new transportation projects.
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Maps
What Food Desert Maps Get Wrong About How People Eat
Our understanding of food access seldom takes into account a key factor: mobility.
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Videos
A Day in The Life of 3 Million London Commuters, in 1 Minute
Oyster-card data reveals both stark patterns in commuting behavior and land use.
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Urban Wonk
Why Libraries Should Be the Next Great Start-Up Incubators
An old idea reinvented for the 21st century.
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How We Feel About a Billboard Can Impact Our Driving
But not exactly in the way you might think.
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How Flight Delays Spread From Airport to Airport Like a Disease
Air travel congestion can quickly spread from a few cities to a whole network.
