Op-ed: Moving toward a system that guarantees access to nutrient-dense food would nourish health, justice and community.| nextcity.org
As Californians begin to see impacts from tariffs, some are leaning on community gardens to offset rising grocery costs, as well as find community amidst the federal policy changes that are affecting daily life.| nextcity.org
Chicago officials have backed away from plans for a city-owned grocery store, and private chains have proven unreliable. But community organizations continue innovating to meet residents’ needs.| nextcity.org
If we want to continue our shared American experiment, we must foster communities with strong civic health.| nextcity.org
Anabel Peterman will join Next City for a one-year reporting Lexington, Kentucky-based fellowship, in partnership with CivicLex.| nextcity.org
Next City goes beyond pithy headlines and sound bites, each week publishing one original, in-depth feature on an issue critical to our shared urban future.| nextcity.org
Follow top urban news headlines and discover how cities can be reimagined as truly inclusive. Next City publishes stories on solutions to pressing urban issues.| nextcity.org
With eight new acquisitions made last year, the Kensington Corridor Trust is growing its roots and capacity.| Next City - Forefront
A group of Kaua‘i renters is joining a growing number of Americans looking at co-ops to help combat skyrocketing housing prices.| Next City - Forefront
A North Carolina CDFI tapped into diverse funding sources to turn the 50-acre industrial property into a mixed-use development with affordable housing.| Next City - Forefront
Oscar Perry Abello’s new book, “The Banks We Deserve,” shows how allowing communities to tap into banks’ money-creation power is crucial to addressing our climate, housing and economic crises.| Next City - Forefront
Homeless and disability rights advocates saw it as a rare victory for Sacramento’s most vulnerable residents. The city called it a “failed experiment” — and swept the encampment.| Next City - Forefront
We asked 12 candidates for governor in New Jersey their plans for a more just and equitable state. Six responded. Here’s what they said.| Next City - Forefront
Top-down urban planning and redevelopment doesn’t just disrupt maps and economies. Remaking Black communities like North Philly’s Sharswood also displaces residents’ very sense of time, Rasheedah Phillips writes in her new book.| Next City - Forefront
The Ordinance, which prioritized cars on the city’s roadways, quickly became the template for the country.| Next City - Forefront
Urban geographer Stephanie Wakefield’s “Miami in the Anthropocene” calls for a new critical urban theory for our time.| Next City - Forefront
In August 2024, New York City's community development luminary Hester Street announced that it was sunsetting after more than two decades. What went wrong?| Next City - Forefront
Our annual recommendations for gifts that will spark action and support the hearts, hands and minds pushing our cities forward.| Next City - Forefront