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Solving Cities
Tyler Falk
Tyler Falk
Contributing Editor
Tyler Falk freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was with Smart Growth America and Grist. He holds a degree from Goshen College.
Tyler Falk
Tyler does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what he covers.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire Lambrecht
Contributing Editor
Claire Lambrecht is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has written for the New York Times, Slate, Salon, Guernica and CBS MoneyWatch. Previously, she served as a Fulbright ETA and Teach For America corps member. She holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of Hawaii and is pursuing another from New York University.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Rachel James
Rachel James
Contributing Editor
Rachel James is a radio documentary producer and multimedia journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked with Radiolab and This American Life, contributed to WNYC's Talk To Me, Down East Magazine, KALW's Crosscurrents and the Third Coast International Audio Festival. She holds a degree from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the radio program at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
Rachel James
Rachel does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 04-2012
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What city is becoming the new Manhattan?
Leading urban theorist and architect Rem Koolhaas on the invention and reinvention of the city.
April 26, 2012, 12:07 PM PDT | By Rachel James
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Q&A: Urbanist Alan Ehrenhalt on the “The Great Inversion”
The Great Inversion examines the current demographic swap that is reshaping America’s urban centers.
April 25, 2012, 8:37 AM PDT | By Claire Lambrecht
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The world’s smallest office: Growing a city’s startup scene
It’s only 20 square feet, but a tiny office in North Carolina is part of a larger goal to build a city’s startup scene.
April 25, 2012, 5:28 AM PDT | By Tyler Falk
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In a city without sewers, glimmers of hope
In Port-au-Prince, sanitation is not only poor, its deadly. But there are glimmers of hope for innovation.
April 24, 2012, 5:56 AM PDT | By Tyler Falk
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Investment of $250 million could help port of New York and New Jersey beat competition
Once dredged, the New Anchorage channel will be able to accomodate the new fleet of post-Panamax ships — giving PANYNJ a competitive edge.
April 24, 2012, 5:18 AM PDT | By Claire Lambrecht
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The sentient city: who controls smart technology?
Cities harness technology to control everything from traffic to city repairs to disease. But who should control the technology?
April 23, 2012, 2:45 PM PDT | By Rachel James
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Urban survival reinvents disaster aid
The number of droughts, tsunamis, hurricanes, typhoons and floods increased from 78 in 1970 to 348 in 2004. Introduce these numbers to urban growth and the results are terrifying, to put it lightly.
April 23, 2012, 10:56 AM PDT | By Rachel James
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Elevated rail will cut traffic, commute time for O’ahu residents
O’ahu may host one of the most livable cities in America, but as anyone who has spent substantive time outside of Waikīkī could tell you, traveling its roadways at rush hour is a far cry...
April 23, 2012, 10:09 AM PDT | By Claire Lambrecht
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Why don’t conservative cities walk?: connecting politics to mobility
Is the correlation between walkability and liberal politics meaningful? Bill Oremus finds out.
April 20, 2012, 8:08 AM PDT | By Rachel James
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Large cities power U.S. economy
A new report finds that urban America generates nearly 85 percent of U.S. GDP.
April 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PDT | By Tyler Falk