Ideas We Should Steal: Make our Rivers Swimmable
It was dark when Katie Pumphrey waded into the Chesapeake Bay at the southern end of Sandy Point…
How Mayor Parker is Doing and What She Should Do Next
The whispers have gone public, ever since Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb’s stunning congressional upset in May: Is Mayor…
Ideas We Should Steal: Books for Every Pennsylvania Child
State Representative Liz Hanbidge did not start out life as a reader. She was late to discovering the…
8 Big Ideas from Bloomberg CityLab in 2026
As some of you know, I’ve been posting quite a bit about Bloomberg CityLab in Madrid, an annual…
Ideas We Should Steal: Social Housing for a Better City
Across the country, housing advocates and policymakers are searching for solutions to the affordable housing crisis. Some are…
Ideas We Should Steal: Fix the Sidewalks!
It was inevitable. About a month ago, Uber Eats robots arrived in Philadelphia, zooming down sidewalks with tiny…
The New Urban Order: Putting Pedestrians First
For decades, American cities have tried to leverage transit infrastructure with transit-oriented development (TOD). It’s the cornerstone of…
Free Food at the Free Library
In 2024, the Pratt Free Market at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore opened the nation’s…
Protect Philly Renters From Junk Fees
Marketing materials for the Ryley Apartments in the Ludlow neighborhood of North Philly describe the property as an…
Mayor Parker, Here’s How to Build More H.O.M.E.s
Mayor Parker and City Council spent much of this spring debating which spending programs would be eligible for…