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Karrie Jacobs

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Writer: architecture, design, cities. I follow people who tell me things I don't already know. Bluesky:@karrieurbanist.bsky.social & Threads: karrieurbanist.

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Articles

  • How Should Los Angeles Rebuild After the Fires?

    2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs

    In the Aftermath Rebuilding Los Angeles after the fires. How Should Los Angeles Rebuild After the Fires? In the aftermath of this year’s catastrophic fires, architects and urban planners begin to consider how to rebuild. Ad Policy Altadena, California, after the January 2025 fires. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) This article appears in the June 2025 issue.

  • How Atlanta Became a Walkable City

    2 months ago | thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs

    Books & the Arts / March 17, 2025 Sunbelt Ringstrasse Atlanta’s Beltline and the effort to re-create pedestrian cities. How Atlanta Became a Walkable City The Beltline and Georgia’s experiment in pedestrian spaces. Ad Policy A restaurant on Atlanta’s BeltLine trail.(John Greim / Getty) This article appears in the April 2025 issue. To me, Atlanta has long been the invisible city.

  • Can New York’s Most Famous Street be Turned into a Park?

    Oct 29, 2024 | thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs

    Books & the Arts / October 29, 2024 Can New York’s Most Famous Street be Turned into a Park? The effort to transform Broadway into a pedestrian space.

  • The Battle to Remake Gowanus Canal

    Jul 29, 2024 | thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs

    Thank you for reading The NationWe hope you enjoyed the story you just read, just one of the many incisive, deeply-reported articles we publish daily. Now more than ever, we need fearless journalism that shifts the needle on important issues, uncovers malfeasance and corruption, and uplifts voices and perspectives that often go unheard in mainstream media.

  • What’s the Deal With Manhattan’s Pencil-Thin High Rises?

    Jun 3, 2024 | thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs

    Dear reader,I hope you enjoyed the article you just read. It’s just one of the many deeply-reported and boundary-pushing stories we publish everyday at The Nation. In a time of continued erosion of our fundamental rights and urgent global struggles for peace, independent journalism is now more vital than ever. As a Nation reader, you are likely an engaged progressive who is passionate about bold ideas. I know I can count on you to help sustain our mission-driven journalism.

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Karrie Jacobs
Karrie Jacobs @KarrieUrbanist
19 May 25

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Karrie Jacobs
Karrie Jacobs @KarrieUrbanist
17 Mar 25

At the end of October, at a moment when I was feeling upbeat about this country’s political future, I spent a couple of days in Atlanta, pleased and excited that 21st century ideas about urban design had taken root there. https://t.co/TTJPvx8Bb4

Karrie Jacobs
Karrie Jacobs @KarrieUrbanist
2 Nov 24

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