Cities

The Vernon C. Bain is the largest operational prison ship in the world. Here's why New York City is putting prisoners on a barge.

What if the Las Vegas Strip could be a model of urban transportation?

Bohemian boat dwellers, known as anchor-outs, live in San Francisco without paying for the most expensive housing prices in the nation. Some people are trying to put a stop to that.

San Francisco is built on three seismic faults and might be underprepared for the next big quake.

Researchers found that making a slight change to crosswalks significantly reduced crashes.

E-scooters were supposed to be a solution to traffic congestion but they ended up becoming a blight.

Naples, Italy, has often been called the most dangerous city in the world. Locals brush off the generic label, but some do get honest about the region — like a mother who decided to move away — while others give a frank assessment of what life is really like out there.

How this megatropolis of 37 million people is unrivaled in its attention to detail.

Nick Johnson visits Oakland's largest homeless encampment and talks to some of the people who live there. His interviews might challenge some of the stereotypes people have about homelessness.

Hostile architecture — structures that are designed to stop people from using public spaces — are making our cities more unlivable. Here's how it got so bad.

Watch this beautiful footage from 1930's Los Angeles which has been retouched and remastered into 60FPS that shows scenes from a bustling and busy West Coast metropolis from back in the day.

Sweden's most northernmost town is being forced to move after geological instability is threatening the survival of the current settlement.

After rent dipped during the pandemic, Americans are experiencing sticker shock from the skyrocketing monthly price of apartments. And people are feeling the pain in the pocketbook even outside of the major metropolitan areas.

The zoning laws of many cities explicitly ban corner stores, something that provides basic needs for people within walking distance. Here's a deep dive into why legalizing corner stores can help American be less reliant on cars.

It's important to design intersections from a biking perspective, because along with safety it greatly reduces the risk of overall, pedestrian and driver injury too. Just look at Ottawa for example.

The actor and occasional DJ sits down with his longtime friend Alvin, a chef, and the duo take a culinary tour of LA's underrated burger gems; on a budget.

Take it from Pennsylvania native and home cook extraordinaire Ethan Chlebowski — he knows a thing or two about sandwiches.

Dubai's so-called "Sustainable City" is really like trying to put a band-aid on a bullet hole.

Tom Scott explains why Brienz, Switzerland is potentially the most dangerous city in Europe to drive through.

California is an unbreathable hellscape and Florida is a hurricane alley. Where can we escape to avoid the most extreme conditions driven by climate change?