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Samuel Kling

How Cities Can Go Slow to Achieve Real Change

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Global Insight by Coauthors

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

City under construction
Nicolas J. Leclercq via Unsplash
Global Cities

Why Aren't All Neighborhoods Walkable?

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WBEZ
Samuel Kling

Joining "Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons," Samuel Kling discusses the walkability of Chicago's neighborhoods and how policymakers can make it easier to get around.

Chicago skyline with city in foreground.
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Global Cities

"Redefine the Drive" Aims to Revamp DuSable LSD on the North Side

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WBEZ
Samuel Kling

Sam Kling, director of global cities research, joins "Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons" to discuss the redevelopment of Chicago's DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Lake Shore Drive in Chicago
R. Boed
Global Cities

Sun, Sand—and Segregation

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Chicago Reader
Samuel Kling

Sam Kling speaks with the Chicago Reader to explore the racially charged history of beach access in and around Chicago.

An overhead view of a crowd of beachgoers at Oak Street Beach.
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Global Cities

A New Shared Mobility for Changing City Needs

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ISPI
Samuel Kling

Samuel Kling analyzes the new challenges shared mobility (such as app-based ride-hailing and e-bikes) has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A woman rides a Divvy bike in front of the Chicago skyline.
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Global Cities

Don't Blame Cities for COVID-19

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La Cahiers
Samuel Kling

Director of Global Cities Research Sam Kling writes in La Cahiers on the history leading to the vilification of cities and density early in the pandemic.

Jackson Avenue in Chicago empty during COVID-19 with a sign saying "stay home."
Raed Mansour
Global Cities

Why We Don’t Believe the Big City Obituary

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Bloomberg
Coauthors

Ivo Daalder, Samuel Kling, and Will Johnson examine a new poll showing metropolitan residents remain committed to cities amid the pandemic, but want solutions for the longstanding problems of urban life.

Pre-pandemic New York City
Luca Bravo
Global Cities

On Matters of Time and Space

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WNYC Studios
Samuel Kling

Sam Kling, Global Cities Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, on why anti-urbanist tropes come up again and again in the fight against disease.

People waiting at a cross walk during a coronavirus lockdown
Kate Trifo
Global Cities

Is the City Itself the Problem?

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Bloomberg CityLab
Samuel Kling

There’s a long history of blaming urban areas rather than economic factors for physical and moral ills. But density can be an asset for fighting coronavirus.

A deserted Times Square in New York City During the Coronavirus lockdown, USA.
Paulo Silva
Global Cities

An Urban Pandemic Becomes an Urban Sprawl Pandemic

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Global Insight by Samuel Kling

Examples around the world make clear that density—whether low or high—is no excuse when it comes to the appalling number of COVID-19 cases facing the United States.

A crowded Times Square at night time
Cem Ersozlu
Global Health