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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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Rankings
How Honest Is Your City?
An experiment tests the honor system across a wide range of demographics and places.
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Charts
Where Your Sofa Is High-Demand Real Estate
New York City and San Francisco are the most "requested" destinations on CouchSurfing.org.
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Urban Wonk
What Not to Bring to the 2012 Conventions
Your lasers, your bike locks, your pieces of wood, and any hopes you had of actually getting near the action.
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Do Basketball Arenas Spur Economic Development?
The latest research finds arenas are "not the cause of development so much as they are the effect."
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Maps
The Geography of Gun Violence
On the state level, mental illness and stress levels don't play a role. Poverty and gun control policies do.
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Can a Parking Lot be 'Excellent'? You Betcha
The Orlando Magic's aluminum-plated garage and Duke University's green-walled parking lot are among the winners of the 2012 International Parking Institute competition.
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Urban Wonk
The Right Way to Engage Residents in a Neighborhood Redesign
In Denver, a new model of how to revitalize older, distressed public housing sites in an ambitious yet sensitive way.
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Best Places for New College Grads, 2012
The job market for this year's college graduates is tough, but choosing the right city can make all the difference.
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Photos
The Uncertain Legacy of America's Pedestrian Malls
A look at some of America's most (and least) successful designs.
