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Urban Wonk
How To Protect America's Countryside from Sprawl
The sustainability community has turned some overdue attention to small towns. But how can we preserve the places in between?
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Charts
Is Urbanism Slowing the Rise of Car Travel?
If Americans have really reached "peak driving," recent changes in land use may be a reason why.
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The Only Elected Regional Government in the U.S.
Why has no other region followed the model of metropolitan Portland?
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How the 2012 TED Prize, The City 2.0, Aims to Crowdsource the Future
With a wiki to connect citizens, political leaders, urban experts, companies, and organizations, TED tees up the goal of improving the 21st century city.
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Maps
Mapping Housing Misery
A look at which states' housing markets have performed the worst.
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Videos
Awful Product Idea of the Day: Live Turtle Key Rings
Beijing's street vendors are offering goldfish and small turtles sealed inside plastic trinkets for your amusement.
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The Big Fix
Strange Urban Animal Infestations, a History
Miami and house-eating snails, Seattle against a band of coyotes, and more stories of urban outbreaks.
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Videos
Watch What Happens When East London Potholes Become Mini-Gardens
An aesthetically pleasing if not quite street legal approach to fixing East London's potholes.
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Photos
Say Goodbye to One of the Most Popular Graffiti Spots Near Paris
One of France's most famous tagging destinations, an old warehouse in Pantin, is scheduled to become just another mixed-use development.
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Photos
What Cornell's Roosevelt Island Campus Might Look Like
Cornell has chosen six firms to submit designs for its new campus. Here's a look at university projects they've worked on in the past.
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