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Photos
A Peep at 10 of the World's Most Popular Red Light Districts
Where urban morals, margins, and mainstream converge — under cover of a neon glow.
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How Urban Design Affects Ethnic or Religious Tensions
You can't design your way out of conflict, but the way we build neighborhoods can either help or hinder polarized communities, and maybe even prevent radicalization in the first place.
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Videos
Canaries in the Global Coalmine: Birdsong in a Changing Climate
How increasing CO2 in the atmosphere will affect the songs of birds.
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Urban Wonk
The Shipping Container City Boom
More and more, shipping containers are being used to create big, inter-connected work spaces and homes.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: No Pets for You in Huntington Beach
Also, the Netherlands bans tourists from purchasing marijuana (yes, really), and one Indianapolis contractor gets a visit from Johnny Law.
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Urban Wonk
Why There's No War Between Drivers and Cyclists in the Netherlands
Dutch people aren't born knowing the rules of the road. They're taught from an early age.
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Why the Streets of Copenhagen and Amsterdam Look So Different From Ours
By seizing a historical moment, ordinary Danish and Dutch citizens were able to change the course of development in their urban centers.
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Could This Be the World's Weirdest Pedestrian Bridge?
The designers of this proposed Amsterdam river bridge get a little too whimsical for their own good.
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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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Photos
Scenes From Europe's Frozen Cities
A photographic tour of the freezing cold consuming much of the continent.
