Urban Life

Subscriber Only: Taxi Driver at 50

The movie shows how we have cleaned up cities, for better and worse

6 hrs ago • Diana Lind

Would You Move For A Built-In Community?

Tulsa is betting on civic connection

Jan 27 • Diana Lind

18 Books to Read This Spring About Public Space, Housing, Cities and More

There's so much I want to read

Jan 5 • Diana Lind

My New Year's Resolution? Redesigning My Life Around Movement

We've built our homes and our work around sitting

Jan 1 • Diana Lind

Subscriber Only: My "joyride" in 2025

And a bunch of podcasts, op-eds, and other things I did

Dec 28, 2025 • Diana Lind

Harvard's Billion-Dollar Village

Remaking Allston -- again

Dec 10, 2025 • Diana Lind

5 Vibe-y Predictions for 2026

Some big ways I think things are going to shift in 2026 and beyond

Dec 2, 2025 • Diana Lind

A Tale of Two Art Scenes

Social capital is just as important as regular capital these days

Nov 18, 2025 • Diana Lind

Is the Rise of Homeschooling a Problem?

There are reasons to think so

Nov 13, 2025 • Diana Lind

Do We Need a Placemaking Movement for Young Men?

Why did we get rid of a place where young men wanted to hang out?

Oct 22, 2025 • Diana Lind

Calder Gardens' Missed Opportunities

A new museum fails to connect with the public or Philadelphia's context

Sep 29, 2025 • Diana Lind

When Yuppies Are No Longer Urban

What the move to smaller communities means

Apr 1, 2025 • Diana Lind

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