Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

urbanism

Recent

Articles

A Circus of Civic Creativity and Collective Action + a Dreamy Swimming Pool

IDEAS City encapsulated an impressively large array of mediums, artists, and activities, while tapping into the untapped creative capital of NYC.

Articles

These Haunting Images From Space Show Climate Change Up Close

Through the Landsat program, a series of satellites it launched into space to to take images of our increasingly transforming planet.

Articles

Capital Knowledge: IDEAS City Festival Touches Down in NYC

IDEAS City is a four-day festival and meeting of the minds that hopes to explore the future of cities around the globe.

Articles

A Styrofoam Sculpture to Represent the Big Apple's Waste

Terreform ONE takes New York City's waste to create beautiful art installations.

Articles

David and Goliath: Remembering Jane Jacobs' Legacy on Her Birthday

To celebrate activist Jane Jacobs' birthday Saturday, a look at her famous urban spars with Robert Moses.

Articles

In Berlin, the Smallest Monuments Leave Biggest Impression

These tiny monuments in Berlin leave a big impression of Nazi Germany.

Articles

Why True Neighborhood Building Requires the Dedication of a Few 'Zealous Nuts'

We all have our own families, friends, and professional networks, and our own interests and hobbies that determine with whom we interact. Each...

Articles

Is Walt Disney's Perfectly Planned Community, Celebration, Florida, Creepy or Inspiring?

The neighbors in Celebration, FL say hello to each other more often. Here's what you can learn from this planned city about neighboring.

Articles

Why Dallas Is No Longer 'The Butt of Everyone's F*cking Joke'

“Welcome to Dallas, please stay here, it’s great!”

Articles

What's Your Innovative Solution for the Future City?

The StreetFest competition focuses on the design and construction of temporary outdoor spaces that produce new ways for collective gathering.

Articles

GOOD Ideas for Cities: Making Walkability Fun

How to encourage more people to walk? Start a series of neighborhood walking tours led by kids.

Articles

What If You Had 72 Hours to Transform Your City?

An Israeli-based project that gives designers three days and nights to respond to challenges of the urban environment is coming to Los Angeles.

Articles

Best Urban Infographics Ever

Urbanist Yuri Artibise loves urban infographics. So do we. Here's our mutual love fest.

Articles

What Do the World's Most Romantic Cities Have in Common?

We love—and fall in love in—cities that engender the main elements of smart, sustainable urbanism.

Articles

GOOD Design Daily: How You Can Save New York's Neon Signs

Kirsten Hively is documenting all the neon signs in New York. But she's also trying to make sure the businesses that own them can keep the lights on.