Lynn Vande Stouwe

A new study suggests that Philadelphia's 40,000 vacant buildings reduce home values by as much as $8,000 and cost the city $20 million per year in maintenance.

Ed Glaeser argues that given the right conditions, start-ups can drive the city's economic future.

Chevy, Ford, and Nissan are all debuting electric models over the next year, but are Americans ready? Eric Jaffe considers why not.

Architect Claire Lester reimagines Chicago's O'Hare as a dynamic, multipurpose environment.

Last week, China deployed six million workers for a 10-day effort to count the country's population. A surge in citizens relocating from rural to urban areas makes the task difficult, reports the Economist.