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The Case Against One-Way Streets
One civil engineer believes trip capacity will increase if cities turn to two-way streets.
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America's Most Diverse Neighborhoods
More and more suburbs are cropping up as hubs.
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This Brownfield Could Become a Model of Urban Development
Sacramento will transform its decrepit lot into a new train and bus station, thousands of new homes, stores, and parks.
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The Tragic Geography of Disconnected Youth
One in seven young Americans are neither working nor going to school.
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America's Best Places for a Raise
Where you live can determine how much more you'll be making next year.
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Is a VMT Tax a Good Idea?
San Francisco is the latest city to consider a vehicle-miles traveled fee system.
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Can Light Rail Carry a City's Transit System?
It can if it's built right, as in Portland or San Diego, and new research explains why.
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With Big California Water Project, Governor Wants to 'Get Shit Done'
Jerry Brown is taking a blunt approach to a controversial water plan.
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The U.S. Airports Most Likely To Influence the Spread of Global Disease
The worst culprits aren't necessarily the ones you'd expect.
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The Toughest Re-Use: Grain Elevators
Not easy to convert, some cities still manage to find new ways to bring life to their abandoned grain elevators.
