Helping build cities through anchor institutions
Leveraging nonprofit resources to improve local economies
In The World: Mapping the logistics of megacities
New open-source online maps generated by MIT students provide details of urban supply chains.
Quantifying cities’ emotional effects
A new Web tool could help measure subjective impressions of urban environments, which may have consequences for social behaviors.
Symposium takes on urban infrastructure challenges
Inaugural symposium of the Center for Advanced Urbanism is part of a series devoted to design issues facing cities worldwide
Why innovation thrives in cities
Double a city’s population and its economic productivity goes up 130 percent. MIT researchers think they know why.
The new challenges for urban planners
In MIT talk, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan emphasizes the need for creative urbanism in a time of economic strain.
Study shows that people organize daily travel efficiently
A population-level study discovers small-scale details about individuals’ choices.
Are we purging the poorest?
In a new book, MIT urbanist Lawrence Vale examines the downsizing of public housing.
Building the new New Orleans, block by block
MIT urbanist’s new book shows how active neighborhood communities helped revitalize the city after Hurricane Katrina.
Building a better big box
MIT architect Alexander D’Hooghe looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with ‘more intelligent’ designs.
Creating tomorrow's home: 'Soft' but resilient
MIT-led team’s award-winning housing design unveiled as part of 21st-century model for sustainable urban development
ESD alumna wins Singapore Challenge Prize
Lynette Cheah and team take first place at international competition for their innovative transportation plan.
Hard times in Chicago
MIT anthropologist’s new book recounts the painful aftermath when steel plants suddenly closed in the American heartland.