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{{Short description|Urban affairs news non-profit}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Next City
| image_file = NC-WhiteOnOrange.png
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Cover ofNext IssueCity 15logo
| frequency = Quarterly
| category = [[Urban planning]], [[urban economics]]
| company = Next City, [[Incorporation (business)|Inc.]]
| publisher =
| founded = 2003
| finaldate = 2012
| country = [[United States]]
| based = [[Philadelphia]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = [http://nextcity.org/ Next City]
| issn = 1544-6999
 
}}
'''''Next City''''' is a national urban affairs magazine and [[non-profit]] organization based in [[Philadelphia]].
 
First published in March 2003 as a magazine known as The Next American City, Next City promotes socially, economically and environmentally sustainable practices in urban areas across the country and examines how and why cities are changing. It covers topics such as [[urban planning|planning]], [[transportation]], [[urban economics|urban economies]], [[house|housing]] and [[Biophysical environment|environmental]] issues. In 2011, ''Next City'' ceased publication of its quarterly print magazine, relaunching in 2012 as a fully digital operation.<ref>[http://americancity.org/daily/entry/a-letter-to-subscribers A letter to subscribers]</ref>
 
== History ==
The magazine, originally named ''The Next American City'', was founded in late 2002 by former college roommatesclassmates Seth Brown and, Adam Gordon, and Anika Singh Lemar.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://nextcity.org/about/press| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130302151235/http://nextcity.org/about/press| archive-date = 2013-03-02| title = Press Room – Next City}}</ref> The first issue was distributed in spring of 2003, receiving favorable coverage in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=O'Grady |title=Urban Tactics; Enchanted by Cities |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/nyregion/urban-tactics-enchanted-by-cities.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 9, 2003 |accessdateaccess-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'',<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Siegel |title=Young urbanites launch journal |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2003-01-09/news/0301090425_1_smart-growth-gordon-urban-land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115232059/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2003-01-09/news/0301090425_1_smart-growth-gordon-urban-land |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2017 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 9, 2003 |accessdateaccess-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> among others. First based in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], and later moving to its current hometown of [[Philadelphia]], NAC operated as a quarterly print product for eight years. Its title was shortened to ''Next American City'' in 2008.
 
Beginning in 2008, editor and publisher [[Diana Lind]] expanded Next City's events series to incorporate an annual leadership summit called "Vanguard"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/2273/ |title=Next American City » Buzz » Best and Brightest: Meet the 2010 Vanguard |website=americancity.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101200938/http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/2273/ |archive-date=1 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and its new media conference "Open Cities: New Media's Role in Shaping Urban Policy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americancity.org/opencities2010/ |title=Next American City » Open Cities 2010 |website=americancity.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319042110/http://americancity.org/opencities2010/ |archive-date=19 March 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The magazine's exposure widened beyond urban policy circles, with coverage in [[Monocle (2007 magazine)|''Monocle'']],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Urban-legends---Philadelphia/ |title=Urban legends - Philadelphia &#91;Monocle&#93; |access-date=2010-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328135848/http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Urban-legends---Philadelphia/ |archive-date=2010-03-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Paper (magazine)|''PAPER'' magazine]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/12/do-gooders-next-american-city.php/ |title=PAPERMAG: Arts and Style - Do-Gooders: Next American City |website=www.papermag.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622082354/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/12/do-gooders-next-american-city.php/ |archive-date=22 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and elsewhere.
 
The final print issue of ''Next American City'' ran in the summer of 2011. In April 2012, the publication was renamed Next City and moved primarily online, with occasional pieces issued in print, such as their annual "Solutions of the Year" special issue magazine.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://nextcity.org/19solutions| title = The 19 Best Solutions of 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/a-letter-to-subscribers A letter to subscribers]</ref>
Beginning in 2008, editor and publisher [[Diana Lind]] expanded Next City's events series to incorporate an annual leadership summit called "Vanguard"<ref>http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/2273/</ref> and its new media conference "Open Cities: New Media's Role in Shaping Urban Policy."
<ref>http://americancity.org/opencities2010/</ref> The magazine's exposure widened beyond urban policy circles, with coverage in [[Monocle (2007 magazine)|''Monocle'']],<ref>http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Urban-legends---Philadelphia/</ref> [[Paper (magazine)|''PAPER'' magazine]]<ref>http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/12/do-gooders-next-american-city.php/</ref> and elsewhere.
 
In 2015, Ariella Cohen became Editor-in-Chief. In January 2023, Deonna Anderson became Next City's first Black Editorial Director. Next City celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Deonna |date=December 29, 2023 |title=40-ish Milestones for Next City's 20th Anniversary |url=https://nextcity.org/features/40-milestones-for-next-city-20th-anniversary}}</ref>
The final print issue of ''Next American City'' ran in the summer of 2011. In April 2012, the publication was renamed ''Next City'' and moved entirely online to a subscriber-based weekly web series that publishes one new, original, long-form article every Monday. ''Next City'' also maintains a daily blog.
 
== Awards ==
*Winner, Best Association / Nonprofit Website, ''Folio'': Eddie Award, 2009<ref>{{cite web|author=FOLIO: Staff |url=httphttps://www.foliomag.com/2009/2009-eddie-award-winners/ |title=2009 Eddie Award Winners - @ |publisher=Foliomag.com |date= |accessdateaccess-date=2013-10-08}}</ref>
*Nominee, Best Social/Cultural Coverage, ''Utne Reader'', 2009 <ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.utne.com/Mediamedia/Independentindependent-Presspress-Awardsawards-Bestbest-Magazinesmagazines-Nomineesnominees-2009.aspx |title=Utne Independent Press Awards Nominees 2009 |publisher=Utne.com |date= |accessdateaccess-date=2013-10-08}}</ref>
*Winner, Best Redesign, ''Folio'': Ozzie Award, 2008<ref>{{cite web|author=FOLIO: Staff |url=httphttps://www.foliomag.com/2008/2008-ozzie-awards-winners/ |title=2008 Ozzie Awards Winners - Editorial @ |publisher=Foliomag.com |date= |accessdateaccess-date=2013-10-08}}</ref>
*Nominee, Best Social/Cultural Coverage, ''Utne Reader'', 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/48/ |title=TNAC nominated for Best Social/Cultural Coverage by Utne! – Next City |publisher=Americancity.org |date= |accessdateaccess-date=2013-10-08}}</ref>
 
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