New York City’s Worst Highways Can Lead Somewhere Better

The expressways that Robert Moses carved into the city helped inspire the entire American highway system. Now they can be models for community-led reform. 

India Basin: If the Big Five of Bayview Could See It Now, Part 2

Like their trailblazing predecessors, a new cadre of leaders won't rest until racial equality and economic justice deliver decent housing, education, job opportunities, and a healthy environment for this community.

India Basin: If the Big Five of Bayview Could See It Now, Part 1

As India Basin Waterfront Park takes shape, Trust for Public Land is honoring the history and legacy of women who fought for justice here.

Share the Road

Op-ed: Shared mobility is the future of city streets. Here’s how to do it right.

Queens’ 34th Avenue Shows What Open Streets Can Do For People

Op-Ed. “The 34th Avenue Open Street shows how urban roads can be repurposed to make a more livable city. Even more, it is an example of how communities must lead these efforts so that streets reflect a common vision for what communities care about.”

In NYC, Oyster Gardens are Inspiring Residents to Reimagine the Harbor Estuary

'The biggest realization for a lot of people is that there is life in New York’s Harbor.'

Resilience Matters

Contributors to the Island Press Short-form Program captured this hopeful, life-affirming work through a series of articles, op-eds, interviews, and other short-form writing that have now been collected in the latest edition of our e-book series Resilience Matters, available below at no cost thanks to our grant support from The Kresge Foundation and The JPB Foundation.

Vote For A Better San Francisco

Op-ed: The future of San Francisco's car-free streets

Ditch Cars for Open – and Equal – Streets

Car-centric streets are dangerous and perpetuate inequity, but the pandemic has pointed us to ways we can better use our public spaces.

From the Ground Up

Named one of the best books of 2022 by the American Society of Landscape Architects and Planetizen