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
The Rise of Economic Segregation
Increasing income inequality is changing the patterns of where Americans live, according to a new report.
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Maps
Living in Some Parts of Chicago Can Take More Than a Decade Off Your Life
Invariably, the impact falls the hardest on low-income minorities.
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Charts
Visualizing the New York Subway System's 'Data Exhaust'
What do 1.6 billion mass transit trips through the city look like?
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The U.S. Airports Most Likely To Influence the Spread of Global Disease
The worst culprits aren't necessarily the ones you'd expect.
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George Lucas's Lesson to NIMBYs: Careful What You Wish For
The filmmaker lost a long-running zoning battle with his California neighbors. Now they may get something they want even less than a movie studio in their back yard: low-income housing.
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The Secret Lives of Zipcar Drivers
Think the system runs on sharing, community and trust? You're wrong.
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How the Cutting Edge in Crowdsourced Crime Fighting Could Do More Harm Than Good
Police in London want you to help hunt for pick-pocketers with your smart phone. It's an idea with serious flaws.
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The Big Fix
How the New iPhone Will Expose Cities Lagging on Open Data
Once Apple releases its new mapping software, you'll only be able to find the bus if you live in a city with open data.
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What Might Gas Stations Look Like When Hardly Anyone Uses Gas?
Some whimsical responses to a serious question.
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Urban Wonk
The Shopping Mall Turns 60 (and Prepares to Retire)
The inventor of the suburban indoor mall came to rue his creations. But now they are dying off anyway.
