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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Italian Town Outlaws Death
Also, Boston hates moshpits; an Illinois town repeals Prohibition; New York City's teachers should stay far away from Facebook.
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Maps
Mapping How the Seas Will Eat Coastal U.S. Cities
Miami, Boston, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and other places that could have entire neighborhoods underwater by 2050.
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Behold, the Ultimate Municipal Truck... Of the Future!
What would happen if you took every neat idea in the realm of public works and piled them all onto one city vehicle?
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Crisis of the Day: The Church Foreclosure Boom
A record number of American parishes are being foreclosed upon.
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The Bicycle Light That's a Threat to Thieves
A couple of MIT grads have developed a light that's 1) extremely hard to steal, and 2) shaped like a pistol.
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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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For the Urban Poor, a Downside to Residential Mobility
A new study finds "unintended political consequences" of HUD's program to place poor families in higher-income neighborhoods.
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Rankings
The World's Best Cities for Students
If you're in college, these are the cities where you want to be.
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Motion-Activated Pothole Sensors ... In Your Phone
Boston hopes its driver-operated Street Bump app will grow sensitive enough to detect cracks in the pavement before they become gravel-spewing craters.
