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The Big Fix
Greening an Entire Block Instead of Just One Building
Most smaller commercial buildings can't afford energy retrofits on their own. But what if they banded together?
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Bike Sharing Is Coming to Los Angeles
The spread-out city will implement a privately-funded, 4,000-bike system later this year.
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Photos
In New York, a 50-Foot-Tall Sign Made From Other, Salvaged Signs
Artist Tom Fruin, who works with materials like crushed beer cans and drug bags, created this recycled wonder for a new hotel in Williamsburg.
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Photos
2012's Most Interesting Buildings So Far
Under-the-radar but exciting new buildings.
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Photos
The Elegant History of Shanghai's Rundown Communal Villas
Over the last century, old English villas became de facto apartment buildings, with pasts full of secrets and stories.
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Democracy in America
Cory Booker, Super Mayor: The Quiz
Can you tell which of these "facts" are true about Newark's firefighting, robber-tackling, erotic fiction-inspiring mayor?
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Videos
Who Says You Can't Have Death-Defying Fun in a Church?
Watch a group of jumpers parachute down a basilica.
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Postcard
How Preservationists Won the Day in Kiev
Protesters stopped Ukraine's richest man from "spitting on the soul" of the city by demolishing buildings in a historic site.
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Photos
10 Places to Find Peace and Quiet in Manhattan
True silence may be impossible to find in New York City, but these spots are as close as you can get.
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Charts
A Data-Driven Case for Walkability
These statistics offer fresh insights into the importance of walking.
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