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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What's Behind San Francisco's Sudden Building Boom?
Traditionally stingy with new growth, the city appears to be on the cusp of a major construction cycle.
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Maps
How Bad Will Climate Change Get for the Eastern U.S.? Look at These Crazy Maps
Climate change-related heat waves and intense storms are projected to hit Eastern U.S. cities especially hard.
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Year in Review
The Best Open Data Releases of 2012
Our annual look at the extensive information now available from city governments, and the tools people are building with it.
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The Sad and Telling Reaction of School Districts Everywhere to Sandy Hook
Monday brings an awkward mix of grief and preparation.
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The Big Fix
How to Make Privately Owned Public Spaces Truly Open to the Public
The city of San Francisco has now mapped all of its downtown POPOS, and it's ensuring for the first time that residents really have access to them.
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Charts
6 Timelines That Explain America's Persistent Gun Culture
Trends in gun ownership, attitudes and violence have shifted notably over the past few decades.
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Maps
'Oakland Is the Newark of the West Coast'
And other metrophors.
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Charts
The Stark Geographic Inequality of the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
A small number of coastal cities get the bulk of the benefit.
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Solo Drivers Say They Benefit From App Communities
"Networked" commuters are reporting a more positive driving experience.
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America Is Finally Closing Prisons. Now What Do We Do With Them?
The trickiest reuse challenge yet.
