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Increasing Density and Diversity Likely to Make Western States More Blue
A new report finds growing urban and minority populations that will affect redistricting and reapportionment in the Mountain West.
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Photos
The City as Urban Whirlpool
A new Google map hack lets you create wild, trippy images of your favorite city streets
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Happy New Year! Now Give Up Your Cigarettes, Plastic Bags and Shark Fins
A round-up of new municipal laws from around the country
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Year in Review
New City Slogans of 2011
The best - and strangest - in urban catch phrases
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Photos
Landscape Absurdism: Las Vegas
The Nevada city's craziest urban designs, as seen from space
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The Big Fix
How Las Vegas Created One of the Best Water Systems in America
This desert city has figured out innovative ways to cut down on leaks
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Charts
Thanksgiving Boom Towns
Which cities will get the most visitors this holiday weekend?
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Maps
Where the Twitterati Live
Why the world's most popular tweeters are clustered in a handful of American cities—and Brazil
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Videos
10 Addictive Urban Web Cams
Stream Las Vegas weddings, construction in Iran, or one of the longest DMV lines in the country
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Maps
Where Homeowners Are Underwater
Obama has a new plan to help owners refinance their mortgages, but some places will benefit more than others
