| At the US-Mexico border, "community stations" provide migrants more than just emergency shelters; these sanctuary neighborhoods are designed to help newcomers shape the social, cultural and economic life of the ad-hoc city they now call home. Organizers say they were inspired by the Colombian cities of Bogotá and Medellín. For decades, urban planners in the US have tended to focus on Europe as the gold standard for enlightened city-making. But as migration strains city coffers and climate change fuels population shifts, interest is growing in grassroot solutions from Latin America, contributor Linda Baker writes. Today on CityLab: Also Migrating From Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation — Linda Poon NYC Budget Will Consider Climate Impacts of Spending
New York is the first major US city to use climate budgeting, which measures the emissions effect of funding decisions. Tracking the Erratic Path of US Climate Migrants
In The Great Displacement, Jake Bittle follows families displaced by flooding, drought and other disasters as the "next American migration" begins in earnest. Opinion: 'Gringo Go Home' Won't Solve Mexico City's Problems
Good or bad, gentrification by Americans and other foreigners pales before the acute challenges faced by one of the world's largest cities. | 
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