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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Cities Get Sick in Different Ways
Manchester fights depression, Cardiff obesity, and Amsterdam respiratory disease. What's up with these differences?
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An Alarmingly Strong Link Between Lack of Walkability and Diabetes
New research from Toronto finds that immigrants living in that city's least walkable neighborhoods were more than 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes.
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Homeowners vs. Birds: the Depressing Probability of Window Collisions
Even more depressing: your bird feeder makes things worse.
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Videos
When All Else Fails, Paint Their Faces on Potholes
Our new urban heroes.
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The Internet Is the New Town Hall and Soon Cities Will Be Listening
"Sentiment analysis" of social media could change the way you report potholes forever.
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How Climate Change Could Make Summer Crime Waves Worse
One researcher predicts we could see as many as 30,000 more U.S. homicides over the next 90 years thanks to rising temperatures.
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What Are the Building Types of the 'Prosumer' Society?
If we're all being put to work as consumers in the production of the things we buy, it must be having an effect on the landscape of our cities.
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Maps
The Next Major Real Estate Cycle: Walkable Urbanism?
How shifting demand could pull real estate developers (in cities and the suburbs) in a new direction over the next generation.
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Photos
Pimp Your Block With Civic Bling
Need ideas for how to better your neighborhood? We've got 'em right here.
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Maps
The Future of Aerial Mapmaking: Cheap Helium Balloons
A $95 DIY kit can help you map your city with higher resolution than Google Earth can.
