Eric Jaffe
Eric Jaffe is a contributing writer to The Atlantic Cities and the author of The King's Best Highway: The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route That Made America. He lives in New York.
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Urban Wonk
Can We Please Stop Pretending Cars Are Greener Than Transit?
Freakonomics revives a tried, and tired, debate.
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An Indirect Damage of Terror Attacks: Higher Traffic Fatalities
New research suggests people drive more after transit is targeted, even though the choice actually elevates their safety risk.
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Photos
Micro-Apartments So Nice You'll Wish Your Place Was This Small
Developer Patrick Kennedy believes tiny dwellings will "get huge" in cities across the country.
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Residential Mobility Changes the Way You Make Friends
A new study finds that moving a lot leads to loneliness — but also leads us to expand our social networks.
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What Cities Stand to Lose From the Fiscal Cliff
The urban programs that would suffer most from budget sequestration.
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Photos
The Architectural Spectacle That Is Munich's Metro
Photographer Nick Frank discusses his sharp, colorful, deserted shots of the stylish system.
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We Shouldn't Be Surprised That Most Transit Referendums Won
Last week's results are very encouraging — but they're actually in line with recent success rates.
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A Simple Way to Reduce Urban Poverty: Pave Streets
New research finds that paving streets boosts housing wealth, which boosts credit use, which boosts household consumption — all for little cost.
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Would We Leave Disaster-Prone Cities in the Absence of FEMA?
Economist Matthew Kahn wonders how coastal areas might adapt to climate change without federal assistance.
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Do Foreclosures Increase Crime After All?
On the heels of a study that showed no link between home closures and crime, new research finds a clear (though modest) connection.
