DW Rowlands

shot of tall, brick buildings from the street view pointed up. blue sky. Chicago

Myths about converting offices into housing—and what can really revitalize downtowns

Tracy Hadden Loh, Egon Terplan, and DW Rowlands

Thursday, April 27, 2023

North Avenue, in Baltimore, Maryland. Sunny day with few cars on the road.

What the lack of premium grocery stores says about disinvestment in Black neighborhoods

DW Rowlands, Manann Donoghoe, and Andre M. Perry

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Busy rush hour intercity highway in metropolis, Los Angeles, California USA. Urban traffic jam on road in sunlight. Aerial view of cars on multiple lane driveway. Freeway with automobiles in LA city.

Why ‘activity centers’ are key to greener commutes

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Cover photo

Mapping America’s activity centers: The building blocks of prosperous, equitable, and sustainable regions

Tracy Hadden Loh, DW Rowlands, Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, and Jennifer S. Vey

Thursday, October 20, 2022

gun_violence

Mapping gun violence: A closer look at the intersection between place and gun homicides in four cities

DW Rowlands and Hanna Love

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Students depart for spring break at the end of an in-person school day at Choctaw County High School in Ackerman, Mississippi, U.S. March 11, 2021. In rural Choctaw County, Mississippi, a recent lull in Covid cases and ongoing vaccination campaigns are giving many members of the community a sense of optimism about the yearlong coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as Mississippi and surrounding states have announced that they are rescinding mask mandates and other coronavirus restrictions. Picture taken March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Mapping rural America’s diversity and demographic change

DW Rowlands and Hanna Love

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Memphis

Reinvesting in urban cores can revitalize entire regions

DW Rowlands and Tracy Hadden Loh

Wednesday, June 2, 2021