Ruth Samuelson
Ruth Samuelson is a freelance journalist. She previously worked at Washington City Paper and her writing has also appeared in Global Post, The Washington Post, Fox News Latino, The Washingtonian, and the Houston Press.
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When Your City Is Killing You
In Several Ways to Die in Mexico City, author Kurt Hollander explores the way a city's air, food, and diseases actually affect us.
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Urban Wonk
When the Bad Guys Ride Bikes
A spate of injuries and deaths have forced cities to reassess how pedestrians and cyclists interact.
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Hopeful Footsteps in Mexico City’s Centro Histórico
Cutting of the neighborhood's main streets to vehicular traffic has helped reduce crime
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Mexico Tries to Start its Own Black Friday
The annual mega-sale concept sees a soft landing south of the border
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Why Doesn't Every Subway System Have Suicide Prevention Barriers?
Mexico City's transit system is the latest to install platform screen doors, though budget constraints will mean many stations still won't have them
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How Mexico City Got Bikers to Stop Worrying and Ride
The Mexican capital has some of the worst traffic in the world, yet cycling is catching on
