A Visual Tool for Guiding Urban Change

By Charles R. Wolfe / On June 14th, 2017
Chuck Wolfe, author of the new book Seeing the Better City, shares how photo-powered “urban diaries” can give residents a powerful new way to contribute to the dialogue that shapes their cities

Equitable Urban Planning Can't Happen Without Black People

By Charles Ellison / On June 12th, 2017
Sit at the tables where people are deciding where the new school will go, whether to expand the bus stop or if a new business can drop itself into a neighborhood, and the first question that comes to mind is, “Where are all the people of color?”

Bridging A Gap on the Bronx River

By Veronica Vanterpool, Joan Byron / On February 12th, 2017
A Changing Climate Means A Changing Society. The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, Supported By The Kresge Foundation And The JPB Foundation, Is Committed To A Greener, Fairer Future.​ This Post Was Originally Published On CoLab Radio.

At the Nexus of Gentrification and Environmentalism

By Pamela Boyce Simms / On July 12th, 2016
Optimism is alive in a new generation of environmentally aware and astute African American young people who “get it.” Over the past four years 40,000 pounds of trash has been removed from Washington DC’s Anacostia River by young, local African American residents.
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After Disaster, Tactical Urbanism Builds Resilience

By Mike Lydon / On June 4th, 2015
The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, supported by the Kresge Foundation, is working to promote a holistic understanding of resilience that is grounded in equity and sustainability.