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Tanvi Misra
Tanvi Misra is a staff writer for CityLab. She covers immigrant communities, housing, economic inequality, and culture. She also authors Navigator, a weekly newsletter for urban explorers. Her work also appears in The Atlantic, NPR, and BBC.
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What Happens to Community Bonds When a Neighborhood Gentrifies
A study of demographic changes in Philadelphia neighborhoods finds that an influx of more-affluent newcomers can erode community ties—or strengthen them.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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The Rise of Rural Incarceration
Local jails in smaller counties are seeing enormous growth. A new report explains why.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Punishing Immigrants for Sprawl
The costs of living in a car-centric culture can be particularly hard on undocumented immigrants.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Every U.S. County Has an Affordable Housing Crisis
It's a problem that transcends the rural-urban divide.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Are Refugees Dangerous?
In nine out of the ten cities that accepted the largest number of refugees, crime went down—sometimes dramatically.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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A Complex Portrait of Rural America
New Census data show that the real differences between the city and the country may not match up with popular perception.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Where Minority Populations Have Become the Majority
A Pew map shows that, between 2000 and 2013, whites became the minority in 78 U.S. counties.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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How Much Sprawl Costs America
More than $1 trillion, according to a new report.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Why the Justice Department Chose These 6 Cities for Its Police-Community Relations Pilot
The government hopes they can serve as a blueprint for others across the country.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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A Plan to Drastically Reduce New York's Poverty
A comprehensive package of assistance programs can lower the city's poverty rate by 69 percent.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Young People Are Pulling Jobs Back to City Centers
A new analysis suggests that jobs previously lost to the suburbs are returning to the core.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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See What Your City Will Be Like in 15 Years
An interactive tool forecasts U.S. metro demographics circa 2030.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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On Immigration, Gaining the Support of Mayors Is as Much Practical as It Is Political
Cities with large foreign-born populations are likely to process the bulk of applicants following Obama's executive order.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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'I Am Baffled and At a Loss'
Even legal experts are astounded by the grand jury's decision not to indict a New York City police officer for the killing of Eric Garner.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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R.I.P., Pay Phones. Hello, 'Links'
NYC's swanky future pay phones will provide unlimited Wi-Fi and free domestic calls. But will they be accessible to everyone?
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Why Chicago Is Still the No. 2 U.S. City for Mexican Immigrants
A closer look at the history of Mexican migration patterns reveals that it's actually a natural choice.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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In Europe and America, Segregation Continues
A new report outlines drivers and patterns of residential segregation—and why they are so hard to break.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab
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Attention Cities Looking to Engage Immigrants: Don't Dismiss the Smartphone
A new report highlights how civic smartphone technology could be a huge help to recently arrived immigrants.
- By Tanvi Misra, CityLab