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The Big Fix
After the School Closings, the Real Estate Mess
As school districts downsize, they leave behind shuttered buildings. Finding new uses for them can be difficult, to say the least.
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Maps
America's Most Post-Industrial Metros
The cities that lead America's transition from a goods-producing to service economy.
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The Inequality of Playgrounds
Public parks in upper-income, predominantly-white communities in Kansas City were more likely to have playgrounds, water features and trails.
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Videos
In a Kansas City Neighborhood, Deep Investments and an Uncertain Future
Can the good work of the Green Impact Zone be sustained once federal funds run out?
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Photos
16 Parking Garages Worth Looking At
Miami may be the international hub of memorable parking, but it’s not the only city sporting glitzy garages.
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Kansas City's Google Divide and Cleveland's 'Poverty of Ambition': The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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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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Charts
The Stingy Cities That Kick In the Least To Social Security
We're looking at you, Manhattan.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bus Rapid Transit
A new database corrals just about everything that's known about the 134 BRT systems in the world.
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Photos
The Imaginary Monsters of U.S. Cities
Sure, the sticks have Sasquatch and the Jackalope. But what creepy cryptids lurk in thriving American cities?
