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Urban Wonk
In D.C., Baseball-Oriented Development Seems, at Last, to Be Working
How Nationals Park, to the surprise of its neighbors, is leading to a better community.
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Walk Score Launches Bike Score
How bikeable is your city?
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Best Places for New College Grads, 2012
The job market for this year's college graduates is tough, but choosing the right city can make all the difference.
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Rankings
America's Most Powerful Global Cities
Sizing up the global clout of U.S. cities.
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Videos
Urban Sustainability's Missing Ingredient? Education
The best way to make cities greener might be teaching residents what that actually means.
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Argument of the Day: Want Affordable Housing? Look to the Zoning Code
Activists should think beyond public subsidies.
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Maps
The Top U.S. Cities for New Home Construction
Where construction markets are picking up again.
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Democracy in America
Rita Crundwell: America's New Queen of Municipal Embezzlement
According to feds, the former Dixon, Illinois, comptroller spent much of the $53 million she's accused of stealing on horses with names like "Packin' Jewels" and "Have Faith in Money."
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Videos
'No Time for Ugliness': A 1965 Case for Better Cities
Even 47 years ago, American architects saw the perils of sprawl and car-oriented development.
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The Evolution of the American Dream, from Colonial Times to Today
A big new exhibit at the National Building Museum explores the history of house and home in the U.S.
