Sarah Goodyear
Sarah Goodyear has written about cities for a variety of publications, including Grist and Streetsblog. She lives in Brooklyn.
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Hoboken Could Be a Model for Dealing With Urban Flooding
Hoboken could provide a perfect laboratory for aggressive efforts. Are state and federal governments ready to participate in the experiment?
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How to Build a Better Bike Lane (and Get More People Out on Bikes)
More and more city planners are seeing bike lanes as "a rational part of the mobility picture."
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The Lessons We Haven't Learned From London's Killer Fog of 1952
Because of global urbanization, the number of people exposed to catastrophic levels of pollution is growing exponentially.
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Why We Need More Research Into Cycling and Brain Science
Riding a bike may have special benefits that other exercise modes don’t, but we just don't know enough about it.
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Imagining a Drone-Proof City
A sci-fi riff on Middle Eastern building traditions.
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Urban Wonk
The Link Between Kids Who Walk or Bike to School and Concentration
For too many American families, this is not a problem that's easily solved.
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The Future of Librarians in an EBook World
Technology can actually make it easier to connect library patrons with an actual person.
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Brooklyn's Hasidim and Playing By New York Rules
Self-organized groups of religious enforcers should not feel free to intimidate community members into silence.
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Battle Cry for the Bodega
Why the chainification of the corner store is a bigger deal than losing book stores and record stores combined.
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Urban Wonk
You Don't Have to Be Superhuman to Commute by Bicycle
This weekend’s New York Times story on long-distance cyclists might scare off potential everyday riders.
