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Maps
Where to Find a Service Job in 2020
Service jobs are projected to make up more than roughly half of all new jobs by 2020. Here's where you'll find them.
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Why China's Urbanization Isn't Creating a Middle Class
The nation's infamous two-tier classification system prevents rural migrants from rising up in cities.
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Photos
Faces of the Rust Belt
Photographer Gregory Halpern captures scenes of despair and surprising strength in his new book, A.
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Olympics 2012
Number of the Day: 23,700
The estimated number of security personnel needed for the London Olympics.
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Videos
Europe's Most Irritating Public Artist
Many urban dwellers would no doubt like to give Austrian artist Michael Heindl a piece of their minds.
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Maps
The Rise of the Super Commuter
The number of people who work in a different city than they live is growing rapidly.
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Sleek, Redesigned London Bus Gets Off to an Awkward Start
The U.K.'s first "Boris Bus" hit the streets yesterday, then broke down and had to be "rebooted."
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Urban Wonk
How More Expensive Housing Can Actually Cost You Less
An expansive new database could change the way Americans think about where we can afford to live.
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Postcard
Postcard From Warsaw
A monument to 22,000 massacred Poles is looking for a new home, and other news.
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The Worst Public Bathroom in New York
Plans to renovate the New York Public Library best not overlook the loo.

