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Reuters The country's almost laboratory-like conditions are a perfect place to measure the effect of human urban development on temperature.
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Videos
Video: 2 Minutes To A Healthy City
A video breaks down what cities can do to make their residents fitter.
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Photos
Paul Rudolph and the Challenge of Preserving Modern Architecture
A photographer sets out to capture as many of the architect's remaining buildings as he can, before they're gone.
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Urban Wonk
What Communities Should Do To Protect Against Climate Change
Nine low-tech steps we can take to mitigate the effects of global warming.
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Maps
Where to Buy and Where to Rent Now
In most of America's top metros, buying may well be the better financial decision. But is the next bubble inevitable?
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What U.S. Population Trends From the 2000s Tell Us About the Future
The metro areas that saw the greatest slowdown in the previous decades were the ones that saw the biggest booms in the 1990s.
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The March Madness of Walkability
Which Sweet Sixteen team stadium is in the most walkable neighborhood?
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The Mixed-Up Politics of Urbanism
Neither end of the political spectrum gets it right when it comes to smart growth, leaving too many Americans priced out of economically vibrant cities.
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Maps
Map of the Day: When to Sell Your House
U.S. housing prices peak at different times based on their geography.
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What Mumbai and Beijing Can Learn From New York
Two recent exhibits highlight American planning's strengths alongside its great weaknesses.
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Urban Wonk
Affordable Housing Veterans Actually Want to Live In
A new, green housing project in Milwaukee offers veterans access to job training, a fitness center, and free high-speed internet.
