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Sustainable wooden skyscrapers could soon take over city skylines

Sustainable wooden skyscrapers could soon take over city skylines

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 31, 2023sustainability, environment, cities, architecture, design, urban design, urban planning, art

The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns

The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 4, 2023cities, workforce, infrastructure, urban design, urban planning, civic space

Community Organizations Are Taking Ownership Of Boston’s Local Food Systems

Community Organizations Are Taking Ownership Of Boston’s Local Food Systems

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 31, 2023community, agriculture, sustainability, cities, public health, policy

Mapping Trees In Urban Areas Can Help Fight Climate Change

Mapping Trees In Urban Areas Can Help Fight Climate Change

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 24, 2023climate, environment, urban design, cities

Commercial-to-residential conversions could accelerate under HUD initiative

Commercial-to-residential conversions could accelerate under HUD initiative

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 4, 2023technology, innovation, cities, design, urban design, infrastructure, development, housing

Civic Innovation Is Flourishing In Cities Right Now

Civic Innovation Is Flourishing In Cities Right Now

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 28, 2023civic engagement, civic action, civic space, public space, cities, government, policy, innovation

Opinion: Is Los Angeles a paradise? A guide to the guidebooks that claimed it was - Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Is Los Angeles a paradise? A guide to the guidebooks that claimed it was - Los Angeles Times

Cynthia HirschhornJune 18, 2023los angeles, public space, public safety, civic space, civic engagement, cities

What’s the Matter with American Cities?

What’s the Matter with American Cities?

Cynthia HirschhornJune 15, 2023cities, policy, public safety, public space, economics, urban planning, urban design, infrastructure

What the latest police numbers show about crime in L.A., San Francisco and West Hollywood

What the latest police numbers show about crime in L.A., San Francisco and West Hollywood

Cynthia HirschhornJune 1, 2023policy, public safety, los angeles, cities, california

In downtown L.A., Bass’ plan to clear encampments faces crime, addiction and resistance

In downtown L.A., Bass’ plan to clear encampments faces crime, addiction and resistance

Cynthia HirschhornMay 30, 2023housing, los angeles, policy, government, cities

10 ideas for fixing Los Angeles

10 ideas for fixing Los Angeles

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 13, 2022los angeles, cities, urban design, urban planning, policy, civic engagement, civic space, government, culture

City Tree Biodiversity Helps Protect Urban Forests - And Our Health

City Tree Biodiversity Helps Protect Urban Forests - And Our Health

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 2, 2022climate, environment, biodiversity, cities

‘A Silent Killer’: Bloomberg's City Lab on Cities v Heat, Unpacks Extreme Heat Effects & Solutions

‘A Silent Killer’: Bloomberg's City Lab on Cities v Heat, Unpacks Extreme Heat Effects & Solutions

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 19, 2022cities, climate, environment, policy, public health, urban design, urban planning

Composting In Detroit Gets A Boost From The Philippines

Composting In Detroit Gets A Boost From The Philippines

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 18, 2022cities, environment, policy, urban planning

Cities Are Planting Trees. Why Not Make Them Fruit Trees?

Cities Are Planting Trees. Why Not Make Them Fruit Trees?

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 12, 2022cities, urban planning, climate, environment, civic engagement, policy

What Can the World Learn From 100 Resilient Cities?

What Can the World Learn From 100 Resilient Cities?

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 6, 2022cities, resiliency, nonprofits, climate, urban design

A New York Show Creates a Multimedia Ode to the City

A New York Show Creates a Multimedia Ode to the City

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 20, 2022art, cities, public art, public space

Brazil Set to Build the World’s Biggest Urban Garden by 2024

Brazil Set to Build the World’s Biggest Urban Garden by 2024

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 21, 2022environment, cities, urban planning

L.A. artists take on drought crisis in new show. One solution? Embrace impermanence

L.A. artists take on drought crisis in new show. One solution? Embrace impermanence

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 19, 2022Los Angeles, art, cities, climate, public art

Michael Heizer’s City, a vast art project in the Nevada desert 50 years in the making, will finally open to the public

Michael Heizer’s City, a vast art project in the Nevada desert 50 years in the making, will finally open to the public

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 19, 2022art, public art, urban design, cities