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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Videos
Watch Rio Erase and Rebuild Its Entire Waterfront in 3 Minutes
Urban planning porn for advocates of highway demolition.
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Is Your City Getting in the Way of Your Social Life?
Measuring the "social interaction potential" of place.
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Maps
The Recession Halted Urban Job Sprawl
A silver lining.
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The Psychology of a Citywide Lockdown
People around Boston didn't stay inside Friday because the city forced them to. And this distinction matters.
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'We Cannot Continue to Lock Down an Entire City'
Boston lifts its "shelter in place" order with the remaining suspect still at large.
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Cambridge, Mass.: A Refugee Magnet
29 percent of the city's population is foreign born.
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How the Decline of the Traditional Workplace Is Changing Our Cities
The rise of smart phones and WiFi mean we can now work from anywhere. Should that turn the entire built environment into an office?
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One Small Solution for Food Deserts: The Bus-Mounted Grocery Bin
Connecting underserved people to grocery stores may be easier than building new ones. But what's a shopper to do with groceries on a crowded bus?
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Maps
Mapping the Car Crash Near Misses That No One Ever Sees
Data about traffic accidents that nearly happen could help prevent collisions that actually do.
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Maps
The Case for (Selective) Squatting
Sometimes, it can be in a city's best interest to encourage the people who do it.
