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Urban Wonk
Why Apple's New Campus Is Bad for Urban America
The company's sprawling, car-dependent new headquarters violates even the most basic tenets of smart growth and walkability.
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Cool Combination of the Day: Austin + Apple
The company will build a swank new tech campus in the city, bringing in 3,600 new jobs.
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Photos
Zipcar's Cities of the Future
Zipcar ranks U.S. cities on innovation, sustainability, and creativity.
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You Are Where You Wear
The often subtle (and occasionally lucrative) art of expressing city pride, via t-shirt.
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The Big Fix
Should Building Taller Be Much, Much Easier?
Effective height restrictions may be hurting more of our cities than we realize.
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Maps
Where the Jobs Will Be in 2020
A critical look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment projections for the rest of the decade.
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The Problem with Naming Transit Stations
Commercialism is only one of many reasons for cities not to sell out their stops
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Year in Review
The Best Of 'Best Ofs' of 2011
A round-up of the strangest city highlights from alternative weeklies around the country
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Maps
Where the World's Best Universities Are
Despite a flagging economy and supposedly waning global influence, America still comes out on top
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Postcard
Postcard From Austin
Falling rain, forestalled projects, and a fantasy subway map
