A new study shows that white-collar employees who can work remotely now live roughly twice as far from their offices as they did prepandemic.
Category: Urban Areas
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American Office Workers Are Living Even Farther From Employers Now
A new study shows that white-collar employees who can work remotely now live roughly twice as far from their offices as they did prepandemic.
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Developers Got Backing for Affordable Housing. Then the Neighborhood Found Out.
The push from an affluent community in South Carolina to kill a plan for 60 subsidized apartments brought into public view how hard it is give low-income families access to opportunity-rich neighborhoods.
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Can the Olympics Rejuvenate One of France’s Poorest Corners?
Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before.
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A City Built on Steel Tries to Reverse Its Decline
Gary, Ind., home of U.S. Steel’s largest mill, is seeking a fresh economic start under a new mayor determined to draw new businesses and residents.
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Williamsburg. What Happened?
A four-decade timeline of total transformation in Brooklyn.
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The Newest ‘Godzilla’ Film Is Stranger Than Fiction
Effects artists annihilate cities in movies all the time. Tokyo really was destroyed, a reality the best Godzilla stories have always taken seriously.
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Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars
Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority.
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Miami Has Matured into a Cultural Capital. What Now?
Thirty years ago, the city was barely a blip on the art world’s radar. Now, partly because of Art Basel, it has become a global hot spot. But can it manage its growing pains?
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California Forever’s Plan to Build a New City Confronts Hostility
At the first town hall meeting in support of the project, residents of Solano County, Calif., pelted one of its leaders with skepticism and questions.
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How an L.A. Rams Training Complex Could Help Transform Urban Sprawl
The football team’s proposal for a San Fernando Valley neighborhood includes plans to create a walkable community with stores, offices and apartments.
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In Rio de Janeiro, Architecture That’s in Sync With the Jungle
A new generation of Brazilian designers are creating dwellings that respect the surrounding terrain.