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Photos
A Timeline of Storefronts
A Toronto photographer tracked the same addresses over four decades to tell his city's changing story.
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Census Accuracy Report Shakes Up Municipal Challenges
Cities might not want to question the nation's people counters.
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Fighting Climate Change With a 300-Mile Bike Ride
200 riders peddled from New York to Washington on the annual Climate Ride.
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Democracy in America
Infrastructure, Tourism and Taxes: The Proposed New Orleans 'Hospitality Zone'
New Orleans wants to tax its tourist areas, but can't agree on how.
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Mapping a Lifetime of Health Risks
How does where we live affect our health? An expert tries to quantify it.
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Instead of Lamenting the Urban Heat Island Effect, Why Don’t We Harness It?
Researchers are already at work turning toasty asphalt into energy cities can actually use.
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Videos
Video of the Day: Whole Zoo of Glowing Animals Gets Loose in Cologne
A team of "light painters" make jellyfish, birds and a whale appear in this dazzling video from Germany.
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Photos
Portfolio of the Week: Detroit's M1/DTW
An interview with architect Christian Unverzagt of M1/DTW, who uses Detroit's history and resources to create better designs.
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Recycling Old Furniture by Coating It With Black Goop
Designers in the Mexican city of León try to revive an ailing industry with furniture best described as "oil-slick chic."
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Students Punished for Riding Bikes to School in Michigan
Kenowa Hills parents have reacted strongly against a high school principal's decision to suspend 64 seniors for holding a "bike parade."

