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Ask Your Kid's Teacher to Open a Window
Shutterstock New research suggests better ventilation in classrooms could cut down on illness-related school absences.
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What Mumbai and Beijing Can Learn From New York
Two recent exhibits highlight American planning's strengths alongside its great weaknesses.
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Urban Wonk
Affordable Housing Veterans Actually Want to Live In
A new, green housing project in Milwaukee offers veterans access to job training, a fitness center, and free high-speed internet.
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Maps
America's Real Homeless Hotspots
An estimated 600,000 Americans are homeless, but the spread isn't uniform. Some cities have been hit harder than others.
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Charts
Why Rents Are Rising as Home Values Fall
With so many people priced out of home ownership, the demand for rental housing is booming.
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Videos
In Defense of Pruitt-Igoe
A new documentary explores an overlooked truth - that the infamous housing project was once a very good thing.
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Urban Wonk
How El Paso Ended Up With America's Best Smart Growth Plan
The city's new plan will improve downtown, increase public transportation options and revitalize older neighborhoods.
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Videos
Tiny Space of the Day: The 160-Square-Foot Apartment
A builder designs the smallest studios allowed by California zoning code.
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What Happens to a Foreclosed New York Apartment Building?
For one thing, the rats move in.
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Videos
40 Years of Las Vegas Sprawl, as Seen From Space
NASA images show the desert city's massive growth spurt.
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Urban Wonk
The Future of the Public Housing Project
Mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhoods can improve quality of life for the urban poor.
