Telling the Story of Cities
Five articles curated by the Wagner Planner staff: Here’s what the Wagner Planner staff is reading. This week: free transit for Albuquerque, a city council election roundup, an assessment of four pandemic-era bus lanes, worsening Citi Bike service, and Manhattan’s unsold trophy apartments. Should public transit be a free service? One city just said yes (Marketplace)… Read more WHAT WE’RE READING – NOVEMBER 21
Five articles curated by the Wagner Planner staff: Here’s what the Wagner Planner staff is reading. This week: tech billionaires’ plans for a new city, the Adams administration’s request to suspend the right to shelter is paused, and a potential land value tax in Detroit. “New” Cities? An Old Idea Corner Side Yard “Americans are drawn… Read more What We’re Reading – October 24
Five articles curated by the Wagner Planner staff: Here’s what the Wagner Planner staff is reading. This week: loopholes in rent regulation law, CityFHEPS expands outside of NYC, and mass bird-building collisions in Chicago. NYC will pay to house low-income residents outside the 5 boroughs – Gothamist “Park said the ability to move out of… Read more What We’re Reading – October 10
Five articles curated by the Wagner Planner staff: Here’s what the Wagner Planner staff is reading. This week: the continued survival of Chinatown, highway expansions across America, Detroit’s half-baked freeway removal, our inequitable cities, and the decline of walking, biking, and the school bus. Saving Chinatown, While Also Making It Their Own (NYT Style Magazine)… Read more WHAT WE’RE READING – SEPTEMBER 26
Five articles curated by the Wagner Planner staff: Here’s what the Wagner Planner staff is reading. This week: the evolution of NYC’s community gardens, making housing reform work in Montana, and the subway’s newest candy sellers. NYC’s community gardens overcame obstacles, including Rudy Giuliani (Gothamist): “Bushwick City Farm may be an outlier in its full-throated… Read more What We’re Reading – September 12