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The Next Metro Economy
Targeting an Achievement Gap in One of the Country's Most Educated Metros
King County, Wash., takes aim at cultivating local talent for its growing economy
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Urban Wonk
How an Ink Cartridge Trashed in Seattle Ended Up in Mexico
A group of MIT scientists chronicles the long, sad journey of our waste
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The Big Fix
The Tricky Second Wave of Urban Highway Removals
For a lot of cities, demolishing the most obvious candidates was the easy part
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Year in Review
The Best Of 'Best Ofs' of 2011
A round-up of the strangest city highlights from alternative weeklies around the country
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Maps
Why They Call Green Bay 'Titletown'
Why cities like Green Bay win an outsize number of championships
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Year in Review
New City Slogans of 2011
The best - and strangest - in urban catch phrases
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2011's Biggest Transportation Failures
The end of the Tampa-Orlando high-speed rail line, the death of a pedestrian near Atlanta and other low points from the year in city travel
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Year in Review
The Best Metro Data Releases of 2011
There's never been a better time to be an urban researcher
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A Record Store Where Nothing Is For Sale
A new installation in Seattle encourages users to rethink how they consume music
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Urban Wonk
How We're Failing Our Parks
America has more city parks, but less money to pay for them
