In France, a Model Sustainable Suburb
A livable, walkable suburb offers a lesson in green living.
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In Tel Aviv, a Heated Debate Over Transit on the Sabbath
The mayor wants the city to run buses on Saturdays, but traditionalists oppose the move as a slippery slope.
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The High Cost of a Homelessness Surge
With shelter space scarce, this winter has seen U.S. cities shelling out big bucks to house families in motels.
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Near Our National Parks, to Build or Not to Build?
Voters in tiny Tusayan, Arizona, will soon have their say on a proposed megaproject near the Grand Canyon.
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Videos
Take a Video Tour of Istanbul's Conceptual New Taksim Square
Zoom through underground roadways and over a reconstructed Ottoman barrack in this video of the yet-to-be-built Taksim Project, a major rejiggering of Istanbul's central park.
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Town-Gown Tiff of the Day: Brown Versus Providence
The city says the university should shoulder more of its huge budget shortfall.
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The Paris-ification of Hanoi
The legacy of French imperialism can be seen in the Vietnamese city's vibrant street life.
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Videos
Runaway Cow Wreaks Havoc on Downtown Traffic
Baku police officers grapple with an unlikely problem.
