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Can Rail Beef Up South Africa’s Economy?
The president hopes to build transportation capacity to aid the crucial mining sector.
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D.C. Looks to the Past to Fix Its Zoning Code
After a four-year rewrite process, the District of Columbia's proposed new zoning harkens back to before the 1950s.
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Videos
Video of the Day: The Quintessential Burger Joint
The joy of eating at one of New York's classic neighborhood spots.
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Maps
World's Oldest Known Underwater City Gets a 3-D Makeover
Divers used a robotic optics system to create a photorealistic reconstruction of Pavlopetri, an ancient trading post off the coast of Greece.
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Maps
Mapping America's Illnesses, in Near Real-Time
Twitter reports of coughing, upset stomachs and, er, "man flu" all pop up on SickWeather.com's disease map.
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10 Super Strange Tourism Videos
From small towns in America to entire nations in Asia, tourism boards provide the Internet with video gems (whether they mean to or not).
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The Fight for the Minnesota Vikings
Minneapolis and a nearby suburb are trying to woo the team with competing stadium projects.
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In Toronto, a Major Victory for Light Rail
The city council just defeated an effort to build subways out of the city. What's next?
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Postcard
Postcard From Cologne
Locks for love.
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How To Make a Building Restoration Into a Hot Spot
A temporary facade at Rotterdam’s central administrative office includes a vertical garden, two basketball courts and street furniture.

