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Charts
How Americans' Taste in Houses Has Evolved Over the Last Century
From tin ceilings to pot shelves.
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L.A. Wants to Turn Its Concrete 'River' Into a Real River
But bureaucratic snares and funding mishaps have jeopardized the process.
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Why the 'Rent Is Too Damn High' Guy Still Matters
As zany and unrealistic as his campaign is, the message is undeniably, brutally true.
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This Is What a 'Complete Streets' Campaign Should Look Like
In Miami Beach, grassroots activists have put together a powerful campaign for roads that suit bikers and walkers, along with cars.
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A Funeral Car Named 'Descanso,' or, When Death Rode the Rails in America
In the first decades of the 20th century, if you died in a city, you may have traveled toward your final resting place via public transit.
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The Insanely Clear-Cut Case for Region-Based Immigration Visas
State governments are in a far better position to understand the immigration needs of the towns and cities within their borders.
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The Best New Architecture in the Muslim World
From Indonesia to Morocco, twenty examples of great design via the Aga Khan Award shortlist.
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Why Segregation Is Bad for Everyone
Even wealthy people in the suburbs.
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Videos
Minimalist Car of the Day: The ME.WE
Say hello to a car without any of the fat.
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Photos
The Dali-esque Anomalies Hidden in Google Earth
Because of a glitch in the way that Google "builds" infrastructure of Earth, a number of highways look like they are melting and twisting.

