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A Gun Giveaway Program, Coming to a City Near You
A Houston nonprofit wants to test the theory that a fully armed neighborhood is a safer one.
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The Scary Truth About Climate Change: Best #Cityreads of the Week
Our weekly roundup of the most intriguing articles about cities and urbanism we've come across in the past seven days.
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Fearing Political Unrest, Beijing Outlaws Basically Everything: This Week in Bans
Also, a California city outlaws never-ending going-out-of-business signs and a Tucson hotel welcomes back Rod Stewart.
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Democracy in America
Preachers Exiled from Bourbon Street: This Week in Bans
Also, daddies are forbidden to dance with daughters in Rhode Island and doggy-steroid doping becomes illegal in Tucson.
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Minimizing the Urban Heat Island Effect Could Reduce Rainfall
White roofs help bring down the heat, but researchers worry they could also stop the rain.
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The U.S. Airports Most Likely To Influence the Spread of Global Disease
The worst culprits aren't necessarily the ones you'd expect.
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Walk Score Launches Bike Score
How bikeable is your city?
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Do We Need Social Security for Our Houses, Too?
With an unprecedented number of retirees seeking to "age in place," America's stock of single-family homes may not be ready for them.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: 'Gay Lifestyles' Outlawed in St. Petersburg, Russia
Plus, Tucson kills its Mexican American Studies program to comply with state law; Gulfport, Mississippi, clears out lawn couches; a meat thief is banned in Britain.
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What the Latest Report on Racial Inequality Doesn't Tell Us
New numbers from the Urban Institute require some context.
