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Videos
Portland's New Velodrome a Big Win for Cyclists, Hematomas
A night of competitive cycling on "brakeless" single-speed cycles offers a veritable highlight reel of face planting and smashing into walls.
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Maps
To Get America Growing Again, We Have to Look to Our Most Productive Metro Areas
The United States is not just as a single national economy but a collection of city and metro economies, and they're growing at starkly different rates.
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5 Models for Cheaper, Greener Housing for Veterans
A look at some of the country's forward-thinking projects.
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Romney's Murky Urban Agenda
As Massachusetts governor, Romney was a believer in smart growth, climate change and mass transit. But the same man may not enter the White House, if he wins.
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Maps
The Needlessly Inscrutable Geography of Scientific Funding
Data are scarce, but a look at grants from the National Institutes of Health gives us at least a partial picture.
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The Big Fix
Does Your City Need a Transit Riders Union?
Unions may be dying off in the workplace. But could they make a difference on the bus?
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Rankings
The Best Cities for Green Commuters
Which areas have the most bikers, the most walkers, and the most public transit riders?
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What's the Best Way to Figure Out What Bike Riders Really Want?
A new study takes a real-time approach to see why cyclists choose some routes over others.
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Videos
Inside the Portland International Airport's Jellyfish Playpen
Concourse E has been invaded by a rainbow-colored swarm of gently swaying jellies.
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Charts
Is Portland Really Where Young People Go to Retire?
According to a new study, the city attracts the young and college-educated at some of the highest rates in the country.
