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The latest features from Next City.
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A Community Land Trust Is Raising the Bar for Community Power in Economic Development
Published: December 4, 2025 16:14
Denver’s Tierra Colectiva is showing how residents can shape — and own — mixed-use projects at a scale once reserved for private developers.
Next City’s 2025 Gift Guide: The Best Gifts for Urbanists, City Planners & Community Advocates
Published: November 26, 2025 11:00
Meaningful gift ideas for the people working to improve our cities.
Checkpoint 300 and the Architecture of Control
https://nextcity.org/features/checkpoint-300-and-the-architecture-of-control
Published: October 2, 2025 10:00
Mark Griffiths shows how the infamous Checkpoint 300 embodies larger geographies of Israeli control — reshaping a once-vibrant commercial strip in the West Bank.
What It Takes To Keep Kentucky’s Black-Led Farms Alive
https://nextcity.org/features/what-it-takes-to-keep-kentuckys-black-led-farms-alive
Published: September 26, 2025 10:00
As federal support is cut and public conservation efforts fall short in reaching rural Black farmers, one Black-led organization is creating new lifelines to protect historic legacies.
Slowly But Surely, Foundations Are Changing How They Invest Their Endowments
Published: September 9, 2025 10:00
As grantees ask hard questions about where their grant money comes from, more and more foundations are putting their endowments in the hands of asset management firms focused on investments that align with their grantmaking.
Linking City and Countryside To Solve Food Insecurity
https://nextcity.org/features/linking-city-and-countryside-to-solve-food-insecurity
Published: August 22, 2025 10:00
In Kentucky’s dense cities and smallest towns, nonprofits are bridging the gap between those who grow food, those who have excess and those who need it.
The Many Faces of North Philadelphia
https://nextcity.org/features/the-many-faces-of-north-philadelphia
Published: August 6, 2025 14:39
From jazz shows and art installations to neighborhood memories and sound systems on wheels, the first North Philadelphia History Festival celebrated the legacy and continued evolution of one of the city’s most storied communities.
Crime Rates Suggest Detroit Is Safer. But Youth Still Live in Fear.
https://nextcity.org/features/crime-rates-suggest-detroit-is-safer.-but-youth-still-live-in-fear
Published: July 15, 2025 14:11
“I didn’t feel safe anywhere": Harassment, violence and unsafe commutes shape daily life for teens, who remain on high alert.
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Bill and the Future of Community Development
https://nextcity.org/features/trumps-big-beautiful-tax-bill-and-the-future-of-community-development
Published: July 2, 2025 16:49
The budget mega-bill will likely make the Opportunity Zones and New Markets Tax Credit programs permanent. There’s good news and bad news.
Detroit Police Don’t Prioritize Auto Thefts. Some Victims Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands.
Published: July 1, 2025 10:00
As frustrations grow, theft victims in Detroit are taking action on their own via GPS technology, such as OnStar, or hiding AirTags in their vehicles as precautionary tools to help track down their vehicles in the event of a theft.