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Maps
Metro Job Recovery Remains a Long Way Off
A new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors predicts when U.S. metros will return to pre-crisis job levels
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The Where and Why of Coachella 2012
A look at where popular music's next superstars are likely to hail from based on the California festival's lineup
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Concert of the Day: A Free Show at the Epicenter of Homelessness in L.A.
Street festival aims to reduce the stigma of Skid Row
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What the Eurostar's Success Means for California HSR
A new study shows just how much high-speed rail dominates the Paris-to-London trip and concludes it would compete with air travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco
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The Awkward Art of Neighborhood Naming
Feeling connected to a neighborhood is a good thing. But what if where you live doesn't have a real name?
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Charts
Why Size Matters in Pro Sports Victories
When it comes to winning championships, big cities have some natural assets. But smaller areas can leverage their own advantages too
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Year in Review
The Best Of 'Best Ofs' of 2011
A round-up of the strangest city highlights from alternative weeklies around the country
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Why They Call Green Bay 'Titletown'
Why cities like Green Bay win an outsize number of championships
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Stopping a Movement While Saving Its Art
Los Angeles government officials are preserving some of the art created during Occupy Wall Street, the first major city to do so
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2011's Biggest Transportation Failures
The end of the Tampa-Orlando high-speed rail line, the death of a pedestrian near Atlanta and other low points from the year in city travel
