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Reuters Where's the dang swarm, already?
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America's Most Optimistic Communities
Despite lower economic confidence nationwide, a majority of Americans say they are satisfied with the places they call home.
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Urban Wonk
Why Apple's New Campus Is Bad for Urban America
The company's sprawling, car-dependent new headquarters violates even the most basic tenets of smart growth and walkability.
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Living in a Poor Neighborhood Actually Hurts
Why people in low-income areas are more likely to experience chronic pain.
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The Big Fix
When it Comes to Parks, it's Not Just How Many, But Where
A crowdsourced map hopes to help cities identify and address so-called play deserts.
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Photos
The DIY Architecture of a Squatter Colony
The ad-hoc built environment that is Slab City, a neighborhood for and by the homeless.
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The Changing Fate of Hockey's Oldest Arenas
Most of the original arenas have been turned into surface lots, but Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens managed an impressive rebirth.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Florida City Outlaws Scary Ex-Employee
Also, a U.K. town takes care of a snowball-throwing teenager, and California cities ban mobile billboards and force medical-marijuana growers indoors.
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Why Don't Real Estate Developers Just Ask Us What We Want?
One Washington builder asked neighbors what kind of store should fill an empty building. Is this the future of urban development?
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The Climate Plans That Aren't Helping Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A new study finds citywide plans are not as effective as smaller-scale initiatives.
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Urban Wonk
Policy Tools for a More Sustainable Town
How local governments can make sustainable development a reality.
