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Biden’s infrastructure bill includes funding to dismantle ‘racist infrastructure.’ Here’s what it could do.

It’s time the federal government began to undo the damages caused by “racist infrastructure” that have helped shape economic disparities among communities of color and white communities, says Joan Fitzgerald, professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening September 23, 2021

How many city dwellers across the US have access to parks and green space?

Now that restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus are being lifted and people in the U.S. are going outside more, it can be hard to find space to get fresh air and at the same time maintain safe physical distance from others.

by Tyler Machado June 15, 2020

Segregation by race and socioeconomic status in cities remains very much intact, according to new research by Northeastern professor Qi Ryan Wang. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Segregation by race and socioeconomic status persists in US cities, new study finds

When’s the last time you visited a neighborhood where practically everyone was different from you? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is probably “rarely” or “never.” That’s because segregation by race and socioeconomic status in cities remains very much intact, according to new research by Northeastern professor Qi Ryan Wang.

by Allie Nicodemo July 11, 2018

When most of us hear “data,” we think of facts and figures confined to charts and reports. For Dietmar Offenhuber, it’s not so abstract.

How trash can reveal an urban landscape’s ‘invisible realities’

New assistant professor Dietmar Offenhuber wants to make cities and their infrastructures more legible in order to improve their governance. One of his approaches involves tracking the movement of garbage.

by Jason Kornwitz September 12, 2013

3Qs: Detroit’s ‘perfect storm’

This month, Detroit became the largest American city to declare bankruptcy.The outcome is in part the result of federal policies that subsidized suburban sprawl, according to associate professor of political science Thomas J. Vicino.

by Matt Collette July 25, 2013

David DeSteno at the PopTech City Resilient conference at Brooklyn Academy Of Music. Photo by Agaton Strom.

Resilient cities need resilient citizens

In the days after the Boston Marathon bombings, declarations of support from across the country flooded my Facebook feed in the form of graphic memes,…

by Angela Herring July 2, 2013

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