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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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.
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Tough Talk from Cuomo: 'Maybe Mother Nature Doesn't Want You Here'
The governor proposes using some of the money from the Sandy relief bill to buy out property owners in the hardest-hit coastal regions.
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This Micro-Apartment Exhibit Is So Enticing, You'll Want to Move In
New York's latest foray into smaller living hits all the right notes.
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Urban Wonk
Can We Finally Declare Peace in the 'War on Cars'?
Recent polling data suggests the public is much less divided than many headlines would have you believe.
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'I Pledge to Walk Alone': Activists Demand Safer Cities for Women in India
Pressing for a deeper change in gender attitudes.
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Practical Suggestions for Disaster Preparedness From New Yorkers
Pulley systems for delivering food in tall buildings, rainwater harvesting, and other smart ideas.
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Flooding in Jakarta: A City Swamped by Its Own Success
Clogged canals and aging infrastructure aren’t the only factors intensifying Jakarta’s perennial flood crises.
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Photos
One Way to Keep Super Bowl Profits Local: Sell Off Every Last Bit of Material
An Indianapolis nonprofit is recycling more than five miles of banners left over from Super Bowl XLVI.
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UNICEF Wants Us to Talk About Urban Inequality
An online forum invites insight from the people who work on the ground in the world’s biggest and most dysfunctional cities.
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A Sanitized Version of Urban Life in Guatemala's Capital
Critics worry Paseo Cayalá is a high-end refuge that will allow the wealthy to ignore the rest of the city.
