Cities, Towns, Transport

A livable, sustainable human habitat.

Can a Video Game Teach Sustainability?

by Rik Langendoen

posted Mar 15, 2010

In an entertainment subculture famous for violence and resource exploitation, one video game offers lessons for urban sustainability.

Plug In Your Ride

by Rik Langendoen

posted Mar 10, 2010

Networks of electric charging stations—key to the acceptance and use of electric vehicles—are starting to appear around the world.

A New Generation Builds Beyond Racism

by Rob "Biko" Baker

posted Mar 04, 2010

Youth take the promise of Obama and put it into practice.

The City We All Want to Live In

by Carl Anthony

posted Mar 04, 2010

How to make our cities just, inclusive, and green.

Intentional Integration in Pennsauken, N.J.

by M. Paloma Pavel

posted Mar 04, 2010

Pennsauken, pop. 36,800, established a Stable Integration Board to oversee real-estate transactions and other efforts, and a multicultural community has flourished.

Just Cause Broaden's Fight for Tenant's Rights

by Berit Anderson

posted Mar 04, 2010

Two organizations working on opposite sides of the Bay Bridge realized that they would be better able to serve low-income tenants by working together.

10 Land-Use Strategies to Create Socially Just, Multiracial Cities

by Carl Anthony

posted Mar 04, 2010

Carl Anthony, founder of San Francisco's Urban Habitat Program shares strategies for just, green cities.

The Righteous Small House: Challenging House Size and the Irresponsible American Dream

by Jason McLennan

posted Jan 29, 2010

An architect asks, at what point does size cancel out sustainability?

Seattle's Climate Commitment

posted Dec 11, 2009

Video: When the U.S. failed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the city of Seattle decided to adopt it on a municipal level. Richard Conlin, president of the Seattle City Council and a YES! board member, discusses what that has meant for the city.

Recovery Act's Green Jobs: Weatherization in New York City

posted Dec 11, 2009

640,329 jobs have been created or saved by the Recovery Act. Green for All provides a glimpse into how the program affects the people who hold those jobs and the residents receiving weatherization services in New York City.

Towns Rush to Make Low-Carbon Transition

by Tara Lohan

posted Dec 01, 2009

More and more neighborhoods are making the transition to a climate-friendly community. Has yours?

The Mannahatta Project :: What Can New York's Past Teach About its Future?

posted Nov 20, 2009

Eric Sanderson of the Mannahatta Project discusses his 10-year attempt to recreate pre-urban Manhattan—and what he's learned about modern sustainability in the process.

A “Living” Built Environment

by Jason McLennan

posted Nov 16, 2009

What if buildings, communities, and infrastructure projects were designed to be beautiful, socially just, and as gentle on the environment as plants are?

Climate Hero Marcus Ryan

by Kate Sheppard

posted Nov 10, 2009

A former Obama campaigner helps neighbors find talented green workers to make their homes climate-friendly.

Scoring Transit and Walkability

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Nov 06, 2009

Walk Score, a website that ranks the walkability of neighborhoods, now includes public transit in its rankings. Realtors say a good Walk Score rating adds major value to property listings.