A dataset on health measures in U.S. cities shows the difference in life expectancy between two Chicago neighborhoods is 30 years.

Jamiles Lartey reports on an analysis of health outcomes in U.S. cities that shows the biggest discrepancy in life expectancy between two neighborhoods in a city is in Chicago. "In predominantly white Streeterville, Chicagoans can expect to live to 90. In Englewood, where the population is virtually all black, life expectancy is just 60."
The City Health Dashboard is a project from NYU Langone Health that has compiled data on a series of health measures for the 500 largest American cities. The 30-year gap in life expectancy in Chicago highlights the extreme differences that can exist within the same city as a result of factors such as poverty, access to health care, and violence.
In Englewood, public health researchers are trying to understand what is driving the problematic health outcomes, writes Lartey:
[Rodney] Johnson is one member of a team of "community health navigators" who this week began conducting a door-to-door survey. One of the most pressing questions they’re trying to answer is why there seems to be a disconnect between services that are actually available in the community and residents who do not use them.
Lartey notes that while the situation in Englewood is dire, residents are also taking initiative to improve health and the quality of life in their neighborhood. Empty lots have become gardens and community spaces, residents advocated to bring a Whole Foods into Englewood, and nonprofit organizations are working with youth to address gun violence.
FULL STORY: 'It's totally unfair': Chicago, where the rich live 30 years longer than the poor

Americans May Be Stuck — But Why?
Americans are moving a lot less than they once did, and that is a problem. While Yoni Applebaum, in his highly-publicized article Stuck, gets the reasons badly wrong, it's still important to ask: why are we moving so much less than before?

Study: Maui’s Plan to Convert Vacation Rentals to Long-Term Housing Could Cause Nearly $1 Billion Economic Loss
The plan would reduce visitor accommodation by 25,% resulting in 1,900 jobs lost.

Placekeeping: Setting a New Precedent for City Planners
How a preservation-based approach to redevelopment and urban design can prevent displacement and honor legacy communities.

San Diego Swaps Parking Lane for Kid-Friendly Mini Park
The block-long greenway will feature interactive play equipment and landscaping.

Tracking the Invisible: Methane Leaks From LA’s Neighborhood Oil Sites
Environmental advocates are using infrared technology to monitor and document methane leaks from neighborhood oil sites, filling regulatory gaps and pushing for stronger protections to safeguard community health and the climate.

Montana Bill Promotes Parking Reform
A bill before the Montana state senate would bar cities from requiring more than one parking spot per new housing unit.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Caltrans
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland