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Urban Wonk
So Are People Moving Back to the City or Not?
A new analysis shows downtown cores are gaining population, but the numbers are still up for debate
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A Glimpse of Nature, Via Downtown Billboards
A photo project in Los Angeles and Philadelphia implants images of nature on urban billboards and buildings
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Another Reason to Stop Building New Homes: Job Creation
Repairing existing residential buildings produces about 50 percent more jobs than building new ones
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History Gives Hope to California High-Speed Rail
What America's first-generation railroad system says about its next one
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Could Building Thousands of Parks Fix the Real Estate Market?
A new initiative seeks to revive empty commercial land as public space
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Maps
Where the 1% Live
The richest Americans are gathered in a handful of metropolitan areas
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Photos
The Best and Worst of the World's Central Plazas and Squares
A pair of slideshows illuminating what makes a public gathering space work and what doesn't
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Why Did Some Streetcars Survive When Most Didn't?
Streetcars are making a comeback across the country, but in New Orleans, they never went away
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The Trouble With Youth Curfews
Rules targeting youths often don't produce public safety results
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Maps
Where Homeowners Are Underwater
Obama has a new plan to help owners refinance their mortgages, but some places will benefit more than others
