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
'An Exercise in Musical Cooperation' on a Sidewalk Swing Set
Playground furniture for grownups, too, that reminds city-dwellers how to cooperate.
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New Chicago Plan: Pedestrians Come First
The city's new Complete Streets Design Guidelines creates a paradigm shift in how road crews and transportation workers should look at shared streets.
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What Math Can Tell Us About Technology's Spread Through Cities
What if city officials really understood how solar panels catch on?
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Could Kickstarter Work as a Tool for Neighborhood Economic Development?
The city of Chicago tries to leverage the platform better known for funding design projects and cutting-edge products.
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Charts
The Completely Puzzling Relationship Between City Population and Parks
Why do some cities – and neighborhoods – have so much more "urban nature" than others?
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4 Out-There Designs to Cut the Carbon Footprint of Heated Sidewalk Cafés
SolarFloors, Urban Parasols and infra-red under-table heating.
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Charts
Why Unemployment Has Hit Black Households the Hardest
The problem isn't just job loss. It's having no cash on hand when it happens.
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Maps
4 of the World's Great Cities Like You've Never Seen Them Before
You probably didn't even know that watercolor comes in 3D.
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The Latest Bleak Evidence That Crossing the Street Is Hazardous to Your Health
Two new studies suggest you may not be safe inside a crosswalk.
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Maps
A Satellite Map Capable of Erasing All the World's Clouds
Suddenly, the earth beneath our atmosphere becomes much clearer – and more beautiful.
