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The Grim Consequences of Closing Urban Hospitals
New research from Philadelphia finds that the city's newborn mortality rate spiked after a spate of hospital closures.
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Smartphones As Bicycle Lights: Still Not Catching On
The latest entrant claims to be more convenient than a standard bike-safety light, but we've got a few concerns.
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Photos
The Most Elegant Transit Maps Ever
The Brooklyn couple behind Lineposters discuss their creative process and inspiration.
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Urban Wonk
Turns Out Where You Live Really Does Shape Who You Are
Those stereotypes you hear about people in Boston and San Francisco – there's actually something to them.
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Charts
Where High-Growth Company Founders Start Out and Where They End Up
The flow of entrepreneurial talent and which metros are "producing," "exporting," "importing," and "consuming" it.
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Charts
The Tragic Geography of Disconnected Youth
One in seven young Americans are neither working nor going to school.
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Urban Wonk
How Amtrak Might Redefine Downtown Philadelphia
A proposal to make Market East Station the city's new Northeast Corridor rail hub could change everything for that district.
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The Case for Eliminating Disabled Parking Placards
They invite fraud, drain city revenue, and often fail to help those who need it most — new research proposes an alternative.
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Why You Shouldn't Let Your Dog Pee on Trees
An investigation of how canine urine contributes to urban plant death.
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Maps
America's Leading College Towns
Mapping the metros with the largest share and largest number of college students.
