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Can Pedestrian Pop-Ups Go Permanent in the U.S.?
Scenes from the Philadelphia subscriber event
Sep 25 • Diana Lind
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Some Impressions from YIMBYtown
The movement is taking some victory laps
Sep 19 • Diana Lind
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6 Ways to Explain the Latest Census Data
It's 2025 and the gender wage gap and racial wealth gap are still bad
Sep 11 • Diana Lind
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6 Takes On Housing Right Now
What is going on with the current market?
Sep 4 • Diana Lind
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Quit whining about travel team sports
Intense youth sports are a rational response to the hyper-competitive world we live in
Sep 2 • Diana Lind
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15 Books About Cities, Housing, Economic Crisis, and Resilience That You'll Want to Read This Fall
Plus: Subscribers choose the next book club selection!
Aug 25 • Diana Lind
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Subscriber Only: I don’t bike, but I’m in favor of bike lanes anyway
Bike lane advocacy should be seen as just one small part of a larger call for street transformation
Aug 18 • Diana Lind
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Our Different Gilded Age
We need 21st-century solutions for 21st-century inequality and precarity
Aug 11 • Diana Lind
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Some Impressions from YIMBYtown
The movement is taking some victory laps
Sep 19 • Diana Lind
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6 Takes On Housing Right Now
What is going on with the current market?
Sep 4 • Diana Lind
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A Big Day for California -- And Democrats?
Could this be the way forward?
Jul 1 • Diana Lind
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Some Thoughts From Providence, CNU33, and Strong Towns
Why reimagining density was the theme for the week
Jun 18 • Diana Lind
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Does Every City Need a Family Zoning Plan?
How San Francisco and other cities could keep more families if they allowed more small apartment buildings
May 19 • Diana Lind
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My Washington Post Opinion Piece
Our "great retreat" is a topic worthy of more discussion — and policy response
Aug 3 • Diana Lind
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Transit Ridership is Down. It Doesn't Have to Be.
An interview with Yonah Freemark of Urban Institute
Jul 29 • Diana Lind
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Why Cities Should Host More Design Competitions
Competitions offer much more than just publicity
Jul 25 • Diana Lind
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Can the Hobby Economy Transform Failing Commercial Corridors?
Details from our winning entry in the ULI Market Street Reimagined competition
Jul 21 • Diana Lind
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Transform a Curb, Change a City
Why we need more urban transformation than innovation
Jul 16 • Diana Lind
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