In part one of our series looking at conflict and the city, we explore protests, their effect on the built environment and how activism is shaped by the public realm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we take the temperature of urban development in the US and check in with a few projects currently under way. We explore The Underline in Miami, Hazelwood Green in Pittsburgh, Detroit’s tallest skyscraper in 50 years and the transformation taking place in Queens. See...