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City Life, Recreated in the Sky
To Antony Wood's mind, the future of cities is vertical, replete with super-tall buildings, rooftop parks and, yes, lots of skybridges.
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Pink Lights, Talking Cameras, and High-Pitched Squeals: The World's Weirdest Anti-Loitering Technologies
Do any of these annoying strategies actually work?
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Do Bike Paths Promote Bike Riding?
Research on the topic doesn't offer any clean answers — and two new reports just add to the confusion.
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Getting a Handel on Transit Crime
Some public transportation systems are using classical music to deter criminals — but does it work?
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Rankings
America's Most Literate Cities Not Necessarily the Wealthiest
Central Connecticut State University's annual study found no correlation between the wealth of a city and its literacy rate.
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The Big Fix
Zen and the Art of Snow Plow Maintenance
When it comes to allocating resources to remove snow, cities can often only guess and hope for the best
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Rankings
List of the Day: America's Most Generous Cities
The places with the highest percent of givers
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Urban Wonk
How We're Failing Our Parks
America has more city parks, but less money to pay for them
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Maps
The Geography of American Brands
Some U.S. cities have more top global brands than many large countries
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The Big Fix
Can Traffic Signals Ease Congestion Without Discouraging Walking?
The best responses from this week's The Big Fix
