Cities & Regions

Aerial view of Shrewsbury, PA

Redesign required: Principles for reimagining federal rural policy in the COVID-19 era

Katharine Ferguson, Anthony F. Pipa, and Natalie Geismar

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

A man wearing a face mask walks across the street, a day after California's Governor Gavin Newsom implemented a statewide "stay at home order" directing the state's nearly 40 million residents to stay in their homes for the foreseeable future in the face of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Francisco, California, U.S. March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Will COVID-19 rebalance America’s uneven economic geography? Don’t bet on it.

Clara Hendrickson and Mark Muro

Monday, April 13, 2020

People walk along 53rd Street during the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

Who lives in the places where coronavirus is hitting the hardest?

William H. Frey

Friday, April 10, 2020

Commuters walk through Canary Wharf, as the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world and as European stocks plunge into bear market territory, in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Using big data to assess London’s vulnerabilities and vitality

Katharina Fenz, Kristofer Hamel, Baldwin Tong, and Andreas Walli

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Shoppers wearing protective masks walk through the Historic Downtown Farmers Market during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot

Farmers markets are vital during COVID-19, but they need more support

Hanna Love and Nate Storring

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Reynaldo Faust, who opened a restaurant few weeks ago waits for costumers for takeout orders after local authorities restricted the activities of restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters and other similar businesses and rolled out a midnight curfew for precaution due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Coronavirus economic relief cannot neglect Black-owned business

Andre M. Perry and David Harshbarger

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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Trust and entrepreneurship pave the way toward digital inclusion in Brownsville, Texas

Lara Fishbane and Adie Tomer

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

A volunteer helps fill cars with food and home staples as the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank helps thousands at a drive through food bank during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Del Mar, California, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Transformative placemaking amid COVID-19: Early stories from the field

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

A man hands money to a shopkeeper through a gate to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a mini-mart in north St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. April 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant

We don’t need a map to tell us who COVID-19 hits the hardest in St. Louis

Michal Grinstein-Weiss and Brinda Gupta

Monday, April 6, 2020

Tents and tarps are shown on the sidewalk of a freeway overpass home to hundreds of homeless living on the streets of Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

After COVID-19, we must invest in—not isolate—our most vulnerable communities

Hanna Love and Jennifer S. Vey

Friday, April 3, 2020