Articles by Heather Smith

Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.

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“Biking while black” is a thing, too

A Fort Lauderdale bike registry program aimed to reduce theft, but it also gave cops a reason to stop cyclists, and -- surprise! -- African Americans took most of the heat.

Heather Smith Politics
Here’s the deal with that Nebraska Keystone court ruling

A shady law that gives the governor power to decide the pipeline's route was upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court, even though the majority of justices voted otherwise.

Heather Smith Technology
Even Detroit is hatin’ on freeways now

The Motor City is seriously considering tearing down a highway, I-375. Some city bigwigs want to blow up a second one, too.

Heather Smith Cities
How the suburbs could go from rot to rad

With decaying housing and falling revenues, inner-ring suburbs built in the 1950s are becoming the newest slums. But where there are protests, there's hope.

Heather Smith Politics