Emily Badger
Emily Badger is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Maps
DIY Mapping Goes Mainstream
Some of the best images on Google Earth, brought to you by random people.
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Videos
We Could Be Doing Something Useful With the Energy Under Our Feet
Some surprisingly not-so-unrealistic plans to capture unused energy all around us.
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What an Urban Planner Should Look Like in the Internet Age
As digital and physical worlds move ever closer together, cities need architects expert in both buildings and information.
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Could Your Smartphone Help Police Track Gunfire?
Researchers develop an add-on to the Android that can pinpoint the location of shooters.
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Tapped to Head the Department of Transportation
Finally, a replacement for Ray LaHood.
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Maps
Mapping the Subtle Science of Parking Demand
The Seattle region pioneers a way to calculate just the right amount of parking.
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Photos
The Payphone of the Future Is Calling
Ideas for radical reinventions that would make the obsolete technology useful again.
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Maps
Researchers Can Tell How Healthy Your Neighborhood Is From Your Facebook Page
Tracking obesity rates based on your interest in outdoor fitness, health and wellness, and television.
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The Best Idea Yet To Get People to Curb Their Junk Food Consumption
Are you listening, Mayor Bloomberg?
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Stunning Laser Scans That Could Help Us Reuse Aging Buildings Better
No, these are not renderings.
