Sarah Holder
Sarah Holder is a staff writer at CityLab covering local policy, housing, labor, and technology.
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Bettman / Getty America Killed Lunch
Fast-casual chains like Sweetgreen and order-ahead apps like MealPal are optimizing lunchtime to death.
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: Trapped in a World That Uber Built
The seeds that could grow into the dystopias of tomorrow are being planted right now. Your weekly guide to the best in books.
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Robert Galbraith / Reuters The Rise of the Urban Tattletale
Apps that track bike-lane offenders help cyclists feel a sense of agency. But they also encourage city residents to surveil one another’s movements.
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Eric Risberg/AP Five Stories From the Future
Atlantic writers look ahead at Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, the next Great British Bake Off, the big split in retail, and more.
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Ralph Freso / Reuters Après Amazon, le Deluge
The tech giant’s withdrawal from New York has cities rethinking the risks of corporate partnerships.
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Andrew Winning / Reuters What Scooters Were Always Supposed to Be
In a battery-powered reboot, the ’90s toy is living up to its destiny.
