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Is There a Smart Way for Cities to Privatize Parking?
Sacramento hopes to learn from the successes and mistakes of Indianapolis and Chicago.
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Crisis of the Day: The Church Foreclosure Boom
A record number of American parishes are being foreclosed upon.
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The $2,500 Occupy Wall Street Folding Chair
Chilean artist Sebastian Errazuriz hopes that the 1 percent will enjoy this unusual furniture.
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Living in a Poor Neighborhood Actually Hurts
Why people in low-income areas are more likely to experience chronic pain.
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Videos
What Would Paris Look Like Under 1 Meter of Water?
A lot like this ghostly CGI visualization, created by a Parisian architectural-imaging studio.
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Unofficial and Awesome Street Furniture
Cities looking for new ways to spruce up their public spaces might consider this idea, from Hamburg.
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Postcard
Postcard From Iwaki
One year after the earthquake, the city tries to rebuild.
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The Historical Roots of Detroit's Ruin
In Detroit: A Biography, journalist Scott Martelle finds the answers behind today's Motor City buried deep in its past.
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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
Reinventing the Big Box Store
Two designers imagine a vacant Los Angeles store front as a community hub.

