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Why a Pedestrian Avenue Makes So Much Sense for Midtown Manhattan
Despite initial skepticism, a 6 ½ Avenue would merely legitimize behavior that is already happening.
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A Brief History of the Parking Meter
How a newspaperman in Oklahoma City revolutionized downtown parking.
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Cities Are Surprisingly Menacing When You Remove All the People
French photographers Lucie & Simon have cleansed major cities of their troublesome humanity, creating empty, dread-filled urban landscapes.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bus Rapid Transit
A new database corrals just about everything that's known about the 134 BRT systems in the world.
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The Big Fix
The Elusiveness of Police Accountability
If Trayvon Martin had been shot by an officer, his killing wouldn't have sparked a national outcry. Why it's so hard to hold officers accountable for excessive force.
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Grid of the Day: The Brain
Our minds are laid out like Manhattan's streets.
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Is the Retro Ballpark Movement Officially Over?
20 years since Camden Yards opened in Baltimore, a look back on the stadium design that's emerged since.
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Why I Love My City
Here Is New York Transit
It's where rich and poor, wise and weird, picker and non-picker unite.
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Fashion Accessory of the Day: Subway Map Cuff Bracelets
A sleek, sartorial way to show your love for public transportation.
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This Week in Bans: Miniskirts Outlawed in Indonesian Cities
Also, Hong Kong bans pregnant "birth tourists" from the mainland; New York City's public schools try to avoid using test words like "dinosaur" and "Christmas"; and Britain bans... something.
