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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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.
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Charts
Cyclists and Pedestrians Can End Up Spending More Each Month Than Drivers
They may buy less per visit. But over the course of a month, bikers out-consumed drivers at bars, restaurants and convenience stores.
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Maps
The Surprising Metros That Bounced Back From the Recession First
So far there are only three of them in the U.S. The rest of us are still working on it.
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The Quiet Rise of the Much-Maligned Condo
You may be living in one yourself in the near future.
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Car Elevators: Not Just for Rich People
Automated parking garages are now popping up on both coasts. Could this save dense cities space?
