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The Sad Evolution of the Strip Mall
How the most car-friendly urban form went from quaint to grotesque.
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For L.A. Residents Fed Up With Helicopter Noise, a Final Straw
A violin solo at the Hollywood Bowl gets drowned out, and a revolt is born.
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In Los Angeles, Ideas for a Quieter Wait for Mass Transit
A UCLA researcher makes the case for several ways to cut noise at transit stations in the middle of freeways.
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Rankings
The U.S. Cities Where Young Adults Are Most (and Least) Likely To Live at Home
Metro areas with low rates of marriage, high unemployment, and low educational attainment have the largest share of 'boomerang' kids.
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Maps
The Geography of James Bond
Who's been to more cities, you or 007?
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Why I Love My City
Has Climate Change Made L.A. a Refuge From the Heat?
When I moved to Southern California I figured I'd be bragging about the warm winters. But heatwave after heatwave everywhere else has changed my tune.
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Maps
The Geography of Team USA
Where America's Olympians were born and where they currently live reveals interesting clusters.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: San Francisco Bites Apple for Recycling
Also, medical-marijuana dispensaries are outlawed in L.A., chained-up pooches in Virginia.
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Rankings
Where the Creative Class Earns the Most
Workers do well on the east and west coasts.
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Which U.S. Cities Have a Bigger GDP Than Greece?
Ranking the economies of Europe and some of America's biggest cities.
