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Reuters 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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How to Design a 'Buy Local' Campaign That Actually Works
After job loss and the Recession crippled an Ohio town, 2 young residents got to work resurrecting the town's small business core.
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Weirdly Catchy Song of the Day: The National Park Week Jingle
If you don't know, now you know.
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Expensive Cities Are Even Worse for the Poor Than You Think
How high-income cities make groceries for the low-income more expensive, too.
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Maps
The Recession Halted Urban Job Sprawl
A silver lining.
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5 Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Other Cities Might Want to Copy
BRT-Lite in Lagos, zero-carbon in Masdar, recycling in Curitiba, and more.
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Does the Location of Elite Colleges Hurt the Economy?
Great universities are a necessary but insufficient condition for high-tech growth.
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Maps
The Frustration of San Francisco's Mass-Transit Riders, Visualized
If one were to somehow take a mental-health reading of commuters at 6:30 p.m. on a Monday, it would look something like this "Frustration Index."
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Urban Wonk
Retail Redlining: One of the Most Pervasive Forms of Racism Left in America?
Why do retailers, restaurants and grocery stores stay out of communities that can afford (and want) them?
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'America Will Say a Prayer for Boston Tonight'
Apparent terror attacks at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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If Other Cities Are Demolishing Skywalks, Why Does Cleveland Want a New One?
The fight against outmoded 20th-century infrastructure.
