The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution

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Many contemporary challenges facing U.S. cities, including homelessness and skyrocketing housing costs, stem from incomplete urban development and require a comprehensive 'city-building revolution' to resolve. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jennifer A. Williams

doi:10.1080/01944363.2026.2712436

August 21, 2026Journal of the American Planning Association

The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution

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In The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution, Benjamin Schneider argues that many of the challenges that U.S. cities face—homelessness, skyrocketing housing costs, declining ...

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