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Videos
What Would Paris Look Like Under 1 Meter of Water?
A lot like this ghostly CGI visualization, created by a Parisian architectural-imaging studio.
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Unofficial and Awesome Street Furniture
Cities looking for new ways to spruce up their public spaces might consider this idea, from Hamburg.
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Postcard
Postcard From Iwaki
One year after the earthquake, the city tries to rebuild.
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The Historical Roots of Detroit's Ruin
In Detroit: A Biography, journalist Scott Martelle finds the answers behind today's Motor City buried deep in its past.
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Videos
In Defense of Pruitt-Igoe
A new documentary explores an overlooked truth - that the infamous housing project was once a very good thing.
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Urban Wonk
Reinventing the Big Box Store
Two designers imagine a vacant Los Angeles store front as a community hub.
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How to Keep Buses From Bunching
A new model for "self-equalizing" bus routes may reduce wait time and increase reliability.
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The Big Fix
When it Comes to Parks, it's Not Just How Many, But Where
A crowdsourced map hopes to help cities identify and address so-called play deserts.
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Maps
What March Madness Can Teach Us About the Economic Geography of Sports
College towns dominate when it comes to sports employment.
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Cool Combination of the Day: Austin + Apple
The company will build a swank new tech campus in the city, bringing in 3,600 new jobs.
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