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Unplanned L.A.? Think Again
A new book takes a thorough look at how urban planning has shaped the Southern California posterchild for sprawl.
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Olympics 2012
What the Summer Games Will Cost the Queen
The London Olympics will be an equal-opportunity irritant for VIPs.
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Unusual Urban Pastime of the Day: Subway Speed Riding
An international duo tries to ride the New York subway from end to end faster than anyone else.
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Need More Office Space? Just Stick Some in the Alley
Could offices that clamp onto larger buildings or wander across town be the wave of the future?
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Videos
An Illegal Curbside Garden Flourishes in L.A.
Growing food and community in the narrow strip between the sidewalk and the street.
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Abolishing Parking Minimums Is Not Anti-Children
The Seattle Times editorial board worries a proposal to relax parking minimums will hurt families, but they're getting it backward.
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Photos
From the Top of the Shard, London Looks Like a 'Giant Urban Circuit Board'
Urban explorers recently climbed the tallest building in the European Union. Here's what they saw.
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Postcard
Flooding Overtakes the Yemeni Capital
Heavy rains displace scores.
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Photos
See Frank Gehry's Newest Apartment Building
The twirly 12-story building is his first in Asia.
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Maybe What Your City Needs Is a Ridiculous Fuzzy-Suited Mascot
In the municipal mascot department, it seems that North America can't compete with Asia.
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