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Oct 18, 2018
A Step-by-Step Guide for Fixing Badly Planned American Cities
An excerpt from Jeff Speck’s
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Oct 12, 2018
The Devil’s Hair Dryer
Hell is other people, with leaf blowers
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Sep 11, 2018
Why Did America Give Up on Mass Transit? (Don’t Blame Cars.)
Streetcar, bus, and metro systems have been ignoring one lesson for 100 years: Service drives demand.
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Aug 21, 2018
What Ends Up On the Sidewalk
Sidewalks are a last shred of safe public space. No wonder we’re fighting
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Aug 14, 2018
The Global Tourism Backlash
A surge in tourism has led to a backlash in cities where residents feel
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Aug 8, 2018
AR Is Transforming Tech. What Can It Do for Cities?
If it isn’t already there, augmented reality is coming to a device near you. Cities need to work to ensure that AR makes the leap from “cool
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Jul 19, 2018
The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
The nation’s famed mastery of rail travel has been
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Jul 16, 2018
Finding the Untapped Potential of Alleys
“We’re starting to realize they’re just as powerful as a park
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Jun 15, 2018
Why Domino’s Pizza Is Fixing Potholes Now
Pizza delivery and infrastructure repair go together like
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Jun 15, 2018
Don’t Blame Expensive Housing for Falling Fertility
Lower birth rates in expensive cities are more
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