urban planning

How could urban design better serve the cause of justice? City streets play an important role in our everyday lives. We commute to work, walk our dogs,…

Some changes are coming to Deep East Oakland due to a $28.2 million grant that targets low-income areas affected by pollution. Oakland Chief Resilience…

How has the city of San Francisco changed in the last decade, and what will it look like in the future? Host Ethan Elkind sits down with retiring San…

San Francisco has made a sweeping change in how much it costs to park in the city. Prices at some meters could sink down to 50 cents an hour. But at other…

San Francisco has helped lead a nationwide trend of using the space by the curb for things besides parking — such as restaurant seating, extra sidewalk…

THE INTERSECTION looks at change in the Bay Area through physical intersections and street corners — where different cultures, desires, and histories meet…

Benches in parks, train stations, bus shelters and other public places are meant to offer seating, but only for a limited duration. Many elements of such…

CORRECTION: An earlier version of the web text and the current audio falsely states that SF BARF is mostly funded by "ordinary renters." In fact, over…

Here's what's happening in the Bay Area, curated by KALW news:S.F. activists shocked that shade killed condo project // SF GateThe Recreation and Park…

On this week's episode of 99% Invisible:There is an allure to unbuilt structures: the utopian, futuristic transports; the impossibly tall skyscrapers;…