Pilots of guaranteed income programs are launching in cities all over the United States. We talked with the researchers tracking the results and what they show.


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Who says change can’t happen quickly? One group says they’ve figured out the playbook for fast-tracking bike lanes.

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Cities everywhere are proving paying a fare to ride the bus isn’t necessary, and getting rid of fares altogether makes them more useful.

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This El Paso landscaping company is now owned by its employees. And while that’s not entirely unusual, the way the sale happened could be a model for the future.


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What rideshare did for cars is proving possible for buses in cities everywhere. It’s called microtransit.

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Private equity firms own their homes. When these tenants weren’t getting repairs they needed, they put their rent in escrow.

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What could leaders do to make ebikes the transportation of the future?


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This Oklahoma city bet that remote workers would move to the city if offered a set of incentives, including cash. They were right.


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The big news that a billionaire had “given away” his company to fight climate change is actually part of a movement that is redefining the goals of business.

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Using art to redesign streets cut by half the rate of traffic crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists.

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