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News

Cities have a public bathroom crisis. Are smart, portable bathrooms the way forward?

A free public bathroom installed by startup Throne.

Sustainability & Climate

Fast fashion is haunting L.A.'s wildfire relief efforts

Volunteers sort through piles of clothing and textile donations made to California wildfire victims.

Technology

Blocking the bus lane? Cities are using AI to find and fine you

A bus breaks down in a bus lane.

Technology

Can these self-charging e-bike libraries bring mobility to low-income communities?

A rack of e-bikes.

News

What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras?

Aerial view of the the 12-lane Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia PA.

Social Issues

Why this city is giving free transit rides to thousands of low-income residents

The Philadelphia SEPTA train approaching the 30th Street station.

News

Cities don't have enough public bathrooms: Meet the influencer trying to change that

Teddy Siegel holding her phone while posing outside a Bryant Park Bathroom in New York City.

News

Guerilla bus stop benches are spurring Berkeley officials to install official seating for transit passengers

wooden bench next to bus stop

Social Issues

America's biggest universal basic mobility experiment is taking place in L.A.

LA Metro E line train pulls into Boyle Heights with Downtown LA in the background

Social Issues

How a non-institutional response to mental health crises is possible — even in big cities

unhoused person sleeps on the streets in Toronto with motion blur of traffic driving by