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City Superheroes From the Minds of Babes
The Homeless Detective, ADHD Girl and other urban problem-solvers invented by New York City students.
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Charts
The Inequality Puzzle in U.S. Cities
Inequality in American cities turns on more than wages and skills: poverty and race are key indicators.
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Olympics 2012
In Pre-Summer Games London, Edginess and Anticipation
Londoners have complicated feelings about hosting the Olympics. You'll be hearing from one of them here every week.
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Videos
Tiny Space of the Day: The 160-Square-Foot Apartment
A builder designs the smallest studios allowed by California zoning code.
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Cockfighting in Philadelphia: 200-Plus Years of Feathery Mayhem
Truly, this is a city that loves to watch winged animals duel to their bloody deaths.
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Photos
Telling the Story of the Great Recession Through Billboards
A Philadelphia photography project transforms ad spaces with pictures of the working poor.
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Wild Idea: Put Schools On Top of New York Skyscrapers
A team of Portuguese architects propose a lofty concept to fix America's troubled education system.
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Wish Your Neighborhood Had a Diner? Buy This One on eBay
A D.C.-based entrepreneur imported his own diner in 2009, but now he's looking to sell.
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Postcard
Postcard From Yangon
A banned Buddhist festival makes its triumphant return, and other news.
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What's Behind the Grumbling Over TED's City 2.0
Why some urbanists are skeptical of the conference innovator's plans to crowdsource the city of the future.
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