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 High Design Can Help the Homeless
Beautiful social housing in Los Angeles is trying to change the lives of its residents and the way communities feel about them.
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In New Orleans, High Hopes for the Perfect NBA Team Name
The new owner of the Hornets wants to change the team's name. But in a city obsessed with its own authenticity, finding the right one will be no easy task.
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The Next Big Start-Up Wave: Civic Technology
Right now, civic-minded digital innovation is done mostly by volunteer hackathons and app contests. Code for America has a plan to change that.
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Why You Should Give Away Free Stuff To Your Neighbors
Research suggests that people who participate in Freecycle communities experience greater group identity and solidarity.
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An App to Help You Lose Yourself in the City
Drift wants you to "unfamiliarize" yourself in familiar places.
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A Tourist's Guide For Your City's Mundane, Obscure Attractions
A handful of new travel companies ask what you'd learn if you approached the mundane in your own neighborhood like a tourist.
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Photos
The Stunning Geography of Incarceration
America has more than 5,000 prisons. This is what they look like on our landscape.
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Why I Love My City
The Pseudo-Suburbanist's Dilemma
I grew up hating the suburbs, but now I fear I might be living in one. What does this say about me?
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Urban Wonk
Why We Pay More for Walkable Neighborhoods
New data points to the economic power of walkable neighborhoods – and the high cost of living in them.
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Instead of Lamenting the Urban Heat Island Effect, Why Don’t We Harness It?
Researchers are already at work turning toasty asphalt into energy cities can actually use.
