All articles by Alexandra Kanik
Alexandra Kanik
To halt evictions, US cities turn to mediation programmes
The idea is to prevent evictions before they happen by pushing landlords to negotiate. One of the biggest hurdles is ensuring residents know how to access it.
2020 saw a historic decrease in traffic congestion, though not everywhere
Advocates are hopeful that the experience of the pandemic could help officials at all levels of government see how achievable pivoting to more sustainable transport options can be.
Why you’ll be hearing a lot less about ‘smart cities’
Growing backlash against big technology companies, combined with the pandemic, has led to diminishing enthusiasm for a term that once dominated the conversation around the future of cities.
Bike riding is up around the world, but it will take bold work to maintain
Thoughtful policies, community engagement and decisive action will be required to hold on to recent gains in bike ridership post-pandemic.
Biden’s broadband plan comes at a pivotal moment for the digital divide
The president has called for universal broadband access in the US. There’s still a long way to go, and the government’s own data understates inequities in internet infrastructure.
Explore industry-specific employment trends for US metros
City Monitor’s new interactive tool allows you to compare sector-based employment within a single US metro area over time.
In New York and London, bike sharing has rebounded to set new records
Covid-era membership campaigns helped Citi Bike and Santander Cycles recover from springtime lows, a City Monitor analysis shows.
The urban-rural divide only deepened in US election
Along with the major cities, Biden made progress in midsize and small metro areas. The biggest swings in the vote occurred in more densely populated counties.
The most and least housing-secure cities in England and Wales
City Monitor’s 2020 Housing Security Index finds that in the UK, urban areas with dwindling social-housing stock and increasing home cost-to-income ratios face the biggest risks from Covid-19.
Housing Security Index 2020: England and Wales
Explore local-authority data related to UK housing security in our interactive index.