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AP Officials have confirmed a truck collided with the trusses.
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Will Brick-and-Mortar Stores Find New Life ... as Datacenters?
Sears is looking into re-purposing its shuttered stores as datacenters, starting with one in Chicago.
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In Greenland, an Urban Heat Island Is Growing Fast
The country's almost laboratory-like conditions are a perfect place to measure the effect of human urban development on temperature.
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Maps
The Forgotten Urban Transportation Problem We Should Be Trying to Fix
Freight is crippling metro areas, but it's rarely part of city planning.
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Charts
A Treasure Trove of Economic Data on European Metro Areas
On a continent with particularly soft international borders, the success (or failure) of cities in navigating the recession has remained largely unexamined.
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Charts
Why Suburban Poverty Is Less Visible and More Insidious
Today's poor have a new problem: isolation.
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Charts
The Suburbanization of Poverty
Public perception has yet to catch up to the reality that the poor now live in the suburbs, too.
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When Gun Control Fails: Best #Cityreads of the Week
Our weekly roundup of the most intriguing articles about cities and urbanism we've come across in the past seven days.
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Next Economy
This Map Explains Louisville's Entire Economy
Two-thirds of U.S. cities are less than 24 hours from Louisville by ground; and three-fourths can be reached within a 2-hour flight.
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Do Rising Home Values Make People Feel Richer?
Evidence debunking the "wealth effect."
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How to Save Water-Starved Cities
The key, according to a new report, is forming partnerships with farmers.
