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The U.S. Airports Most Likely To Influence the Spread of Global Disease
The worst culprits aren't necessarily the ones you'd expect.
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Urban Wonk
How Sprawl Makes Droughts Worse
No, it doesn't cause water shortage. But sprawl can exacerbate some of its impacts, in at least two ways.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: No Sex In a British Graveyard
Also, Atlanta outlaws smoking in public parks and a Massachusetts town stops feeding the bears (after one licks a human).
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The Big Fix
How the New iPhone Will Expose Cities Lagging on Open Data
Once Apple releases its new mapping software, you'll only be able to find the bus if you live in a city with open data.
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Why You Should Be Skeptical of Statistics on City vs. Suburban Population Growth
Columbia University planning professor David King on why calling the contest is beside the point.
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The Awesome Power of ToolBanks
A simple idea has exponential benefits for cities and communities.
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Charts
How Your City May Have Affected Your Raise
Wage growth varies considerably by metropolitan area, according to numbers from the most recent quarter.
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Democracy in America
Officials Gone Wild: Cook County Morgue CEO Flees Stacks of Corpses
Also, Los Angeles-area officials believe that "money makes the monkey dance," and a Georgia mayor struggles to get somebody to pay for his lawsuit.
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Maps
Watch These American Cities Segregate, Even As They Diversify
No, we have not reached the end of segregation. Something much more complicated is going on.
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Get Ready for Pizza Vending Machines, America
Is this what passes as "genuine Italian pizza" nowadays?
