Sommer Mathis
Sommer Mathis is editor of The Atlantic Cities. Previously she spent five years editing and reporting on the D.C. metro area at DCist.com and TBD.com.
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Democracy in America
The Dumbest Local Politics Scandals of 2011
Forget Congress. For real stupidity in government, look closer to home.
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Designs for a Divided Jerusalem
If a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict ever came to pass, it would create a profound urban planning challenge
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Videos
Ho Chi Minh City's Wild Traffic Patterns
Photographer Rob Whitworth pieced together 10,000 images to capture the city's everyday movements
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The Big Fix
A New Vision for D.C.'s Abandoned Streetcar Tunnels
Plans are once again underway to bring Dupont Circle's tunnels back to life—but will the neighborhood get behind it?
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Archives
San Francisco's 1971 Earthquake, the Educational Video
Groovy NASA archival film explains how any why earthquakes affect the Bay Area the way they do
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Archives
1930s Film on Building the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Ever wonder what it took to build the Bay Bridge? This 1936 film produced by U.S. Steel celebrates the engineering of the structure
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Charts
How NYC Fast Food Chains Are Doing Since the Recession
Which chains are expanding, and which have the most stores?
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Videos
Battling Detroit's Arson Epidemic
With so many vacant buildings, firefighters in Detroit are among the busiest in the nation. A new documentary sets out to tell their story
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A Simpler Solution to NYC's Subway Garbage Problem
MTA officials are testing out the theory that removing garbage bins from subway platforms will lead to less garbage in the system
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Archives
The Lost Neon Signs of Las Vegas
A professional film colorist revives his grandfather's 16mm footage from a trip to Las Vegas in 1962
