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Rebuilding After the Storm: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly roundup of the most intriguing articles about cities and urbanism we've come across in the past seven days.
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Videos
The Islanders' Move: A Harbinger of Suburban Decline?
The Islanders asked Long Island for a more urban stadium. Voters refused, and the rest is history.
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Urban Wonk
Meet the Man Who 'Repairs the Fabric of Communities'
This developer has done more than almost anyone else to promote green affordable housing.
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Would We Leave Disaster-Prone Cities in the Absence of FEMA?
Economist Matthew Kahn wonders how coastal areas might adapt to climate change without federal assistance.
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The Evolution of Urban Planning in 10 Diagrams
A new exhibit from the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association showcases the simple visualizations of complex ideas that have changed how we live.
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The 'Covert Cloak' Protects the Privacy of the Painfully Shy
This high-tech garment detects the stares of rude people and instantly deploys shields.
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There's No Question: Climate Change Made Superstorm Sandy Worse
Here's the logic: Sandy threw the ocean at the land, and because of global warming, there were about eight inches more ocean to throw.
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'This Sucks'
A nor'easter adds insult to the injury inflicted by Hurricane Sandy.
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The Homogenization of the Global Music Festival
Pitchfork Paris is a lot more Pitchfork than Paris.
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Urban Wonk
The Power of Bicycles in Disaster Recovery
For New Yorkers, cycling didn't just come in handy while the subway was shut down.
