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Urban Wonk
Turns Out Where You Live Really Does Shape Who You Are
Those stereotypes you hear about people in Boston and San Francisco – there's actually something to them.
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Charts
Where High-Growth Company Founders Start Out and Where They End Up
The flow of entrepreneurial talent and which metros are "producing," "exporting," "importing," and "consuming" it.
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Charts
The Tragic Geography of Disconnected Youth
One in seven young Americans are neither working nor going to school.
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Packing Up: Where People Are Moving In and Out
Large, expensive U.S. metros were more likely to lose residents this summer.
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Videos
Could Co-Ops Help Solve Our College Grad Employment Crisis?
Students who participate in these programs have greater responsibility and a better chance of full-time employment.
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The Very Mortal Life of City Bus Drivers
The job has long been one of the most stressful and hazardous gigs in town.
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Urban Wonk
Why Mitt Romney Should Love France's Approach to Infrastructure Funding
Here, you pay for the roads and resources you use, thanks to innovative public-private partnerships.
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The Case for Eliminating Disabled Parking Placards
They invite fraud, drain city revenue, and often fail to help those who need it most — new research proposes an alternative.
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Maps
America's Leading College Towns
Mapping the metros with the largest share and largest number of college students.
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Maps
Are Our Transit Maps Tricking Us?
Subway maps distort the reality on the ground for all kinds of reasons. What happens when we make decisions based on them?
