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Videos
The State of Detroit
The first installment in a five-part series featuring Richard Florida leading a conversation on the future of the Motor City.
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Photos
When a Bubble Becomes a Building
At a new festival in Rotterdam, the world's most fragile and temporary pavilion.
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Plastic Straw Bans Are the New Plastic Bag Bans
Environmentalists have kicked off a campaign called "Straw Wars" to rid London's Soho district of drinking straws.
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Videos
How Detroit Is Rising
You've heard the story of the city's downfall. This is the story of its comeback.
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Postcard
Havana's International Art Draw
Cuba's capital celebrates its 11th art biennial.
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Why Seniors, Children, and the Poor Are at Greater Risk of Traffic Deaths
Low-income neighborhoods often lack even the most basic pedestrian infrastructure.
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Urban Wonk
Just How Bad Is Noise Pollution for Our Health?
At best, noise is distracting. But the distraction can have significant consequences.
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Did Parking Meters Just Get Too Smart?
The end of free time in Santa Monica.
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Virtual Murals for Real-Life Buildings
The new frontier of augmented reality apps comes to urban art.
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Photos
The Midwest's Rebuild Era, in Pictures
A sociologist and an urban historian document the community activism reshaping some of the cities hardest hit by the great recession.
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