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Reducing Health Disparities in Atlanta

By Karen Minyard, Kathryn Lawler, Elizabeth Fuller, Mary Wilson, & Etha Henry 3

A coalition of organizations is improving the health of low-income communities.

Big Change on Campus

By Richard Kazis

Six years ago, the City Colleges of Chicago launched its own turnaround effort—a bid for “reinvention”—and now it’s earning high marks for improved performance.

A First-Class Solution

Review By Dennis P. Culhane

The success of the Housing First movement shows why social service providers must listen to the people they serve.

Spring 2016

Lost to Foreclosure

By Eric Nee

One of the cities hit hardest by the wave of home foreclosures was Stockton, Calif., a city that later declared bankruptcy.

A Slick Vehicle for Street Food

By Suzie Boss 1

A specially designed food cart that combines high social impact with reduced environmental impact.

Only in New York?

Review By Pritpal S. Tamber

City officials under Mayor Michael Bloomberg made advances in public health that were important but hardly unique.

Winter 2016

A Tale of Two Futures

Review By April Rinne

The sharing economy, as a feature of urban life, could evolve in promising or not-so-promising ways.

Winter 2016