All articles by Camille Squires
Camille Squires
Informal transport gets a boost in a mass transit emergency
When Mexico City’s subway system suffered a major outage, Google Maps added information about the metropolis’s vast network of informal providers to help people get around.
So your city wants to be the next global tech hub?
More places want a slice of the tech innovation pie, but there is lots to consider when integrating tech companies into the fabric of a city.
For more equitable parks, design them to be inclusive of homelessness
Cities can make parks feel safe and accommodating for housed and unhoused residents alike. A new toolkit shows what that looks like.
Austin is funding homelessness services by defunding police
Faced with a homelessness crisis and a commitment to fund alternatives to policing, the city council voted to create new supportive housing that operates with money diverted from the police budget.
The pandemic brings even more uncertainty to the US’s official count of homelessness
The Point in Time tabulation has always had its shortcomings. Those will be amplified this year as places across the country cancel, delay or alter their efforts.
Pandemic job losses could fuel a rise in homelessness for years
Anthony Orlando of the Economic Roundtable discusses new report findings that the pandemic could cause twice as much new homelessness as the 2008 Great Recession.
What does Joe Biden mean for sanctuary cities?
Donald Trump’s immigration policies put many US cities on the defensive. The new administration wants a clean break from the past, but states could still stand in the way.
US cities rein in food delivery apps on behalf of embattled restaurants
Cities across the US have passed emergency measures to cap fees that apps like Grubhub and DoorDash charge restaurants. Those moves so far only scratch the surface of a more entrenched conflict.
State and local protections helped the US avert the worst-case evictions crisis this year
Recent analysis from the Eviction Lab finds that moratoriums significantly reduced the rate of expulsion filings in US cities, but many of those protections are set to expire soon.
The next challenge for Austin’s transit plan: Delivering on its equity pledge
The Texas capital wants to show that it can build light rail while protecting nearby communities at risk of displacement.