Singapore
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Photos
A Gigantic Fake Forest For Birds-Eye Hang Outs
Singapore's new "supertrees" provide an urban space in the sky.
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Saying Goodbye to One of Singapore's Last Historic Cemeteries
Amid rare opposition, the land-scarce city-state prepares to build a highway through Bukit Brown.
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Photos
Subway Platforms From Around the World
As iconic as anything above ground, these subway platforms leave riders with an added sense of the city they serve.
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City Life, Recreated in the Sky
To Antony Wood's mind, the future of cities is vertical, replete with super-tall buildings, rooftop parks and, yes, lots of skybridges.
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Why People in Cities Walk Fast
Researchers have proposed a number of theories over the years — from sensory overload to the economic value of time.
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Charts
Chart of the Day: The Most Livable Cities
New York tops the Economist's new list of competitive cities.
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Ad Campaign of the Day: Promoting Secret Sex in Singapore
A condom company is developing products for sexual privacy in this ultra-dense city-state, such as a screen that fits over car windows to make the vehicle look empty.
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Explaining a City in a Single Word or Phrase
In The Spirit of Cities, author Daniel A. Bell tries to capture a city's essence, in brief
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Why the World's Exploding Population Isn't as Bad as it Seems
Geographer Joel Kotkin says the bigger problem is low birth rates in developed countries
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Urban Wonk
The Only Hope for Reducing Traffic
A new study makes the fundamental case for congestion pricing
