A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police training complex as a criminal conspiracy

This isn’t the first time that US authorities have criminalized civil disobedience or framed grassroots organizing as a conspiracy.

David Pellow, Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies and Director, Global Environmental Justice Project, University of California, Santa Barbara • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~12 min

What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections

Whether you call them rotaries, traffic circles or roundabouts, they offer a safer alternative to the four-way stop. But the modern roundabout has been decades in the making.

Deogratias Eustace, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Engineering Mechanics, University of Dayton • conversation
Oct. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good

A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.

Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, Researcher Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, University of Oslo • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 • ~10 min

Philadelphia bans safe injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good

A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.

Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, Researcher Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, University of Oslo • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 • ~10 min

Expanding London's Ulez has sparked fractious debate – psychologists explain how it can be de-escalated

The psychology of disagreement offers insight into why there is such a strong polarisation in opinions surrounding London’s expanded Ulez.

Lee White, Honorary Research Fellow, City, University of London • conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 • ~7 min

Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida

A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.

William Butler, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 • ~11 min

Shelters can help homeless people by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal

As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and to prioritize mental health and well-being.

Heather Ross, Clinical Associate Professor in Nursing and Clinical Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 • ~10 min

Why your perception of climate change threats might depend on where you live – new research

People living in rural areas perceive the threat of climate change to be lower than people in cities.

Thora Tenbrink, Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University • conversation
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~6 min

To reclaim downtowns from traffic, require developers to offer strategies for cutting car use

US cities are starting to reform laws that required developers to provide minimum amounts of parking. But there’s more they can do to loosen the auto’s grip on downtowns.

Chris McCahill, Managing Director, State Smart Transportation Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
July 26, 2023 • ~9 min

Right-to-charge laws bring the promise of EVs to apartments, condos and rentals

Illinois passed the latest law requiring new apartment buildings to be wired for EV chargers. Now apartment communities are figuring out the best ways to make shared charging work for everyone.

Eleftheria Kontou, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
June 27, 2023 • ~8 min

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