Black residents of Springfield face income disparity that is greater than any other metro area in the U.S., according to an investigation on segregation conducted by Governing magazine and published in January [...]
The problem is not only an economic one, or one of food scarcity, but also of food accessibility.
Sgt. Jeff Royer is going to creative lengths to get Springfield drivers to slow down. Even if it means getting a little corny.
The eastern 20% of this country is filled with historic neighborhoods that have survived our post World War II development experiment. Many of these are thriving, but a high percent are [...]
The Springfield City Council passed a one-year plan to convert the former Salvation Army facility at 221 N. 11th Street, now the site of a tent city, into an overflow [...]
Among the most visible changes in the built environment from the pandemic are reimagined streets. During lockdowns, cities all over the world turned residential and commercial corridors into slow (or [...]
The City of Berkeley collects up to 1,800 tons of food and yard waste per month from residential and commercial sectors. The city’s approach to tackling a zero-waste initiative through [...]
Nestled in the heart of the vibrant, diverse neighborhood of Columbia Heights in Washington, D.C., sits the stately Maycroft Apartment complex, home to 64 families. The building is supported by [...]
Despite the handful of businesses near the intersection of South Grand Avenue East and 11th Street – restaurants, a beauty supply store, a furniture shop – the sidewalks are mostly [...]
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday said that Central Illinois has the opportunity to become the electric vehicle "Silicon Valley of the 21st Century" because of investments that are being [...]