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The Greening of Houston
How America's oil and gas capitol came to design a park at the forefront of green public space.
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Maps
Map of the Day: How People Travel Around a City
An artist and cartographer lays out 10,000 tweets to map cities' most popular routes.
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Rankings
Los Angeles Is the Smelliest City in America, Says GQ
The best smelling, that is. See where your city ranks on this highly unscientific listing of odorous burgs.
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Photos
Strip Malls Like You've Never Seen Before
The American landscape is littered with the decaying corpses of strip malls. Here are a few innovative ways we can turn them to our advantage.
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To Succeed, Cities Should Market Their Differences
Douglas Coupland calls on cities to take pride in their unique qualities.
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Videos
How Seville Sold Its Citizens on a Massive Galactic Public Sculpture
The formerly despised work is now a central part of the city's urban fabric.
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To Understand the City’s Budget, Write It
To help citizens better understand the budget process, Calgary's mayor let them craft it themselves.
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Postcard
Postcard From Baltimore
The victims of a mugging would like the media to stop talking about the mugging already and other news.
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Urban Wonk
Why the Places We Live Make Us Happy
The strange factors that impact whether we're content where we live.
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A Lukewarm Report Card for High-Occupancy Toll Lanes
These roadways have performed well by some traffic standards, but problems remain.
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