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How to Find the Least Crowded Subway Car
A British blogger conceives an answer: digital platforms that indicate the passenger volumes of various cars.
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Photos
The Surprisingly Complex Art of Urban Wayfinding
Why some signs help you get where you're going while others get you lost.
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Keeping an Eye On (and In) Recycling Bins
A Florida town tests a monitoring system that makes sure its residents are recycling properly.
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Maps
Map of the Day: All the Single Ladies
The best neighborhoods for snagging a single man (or woman) in New York.
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Archives
NASA's Groovy Concept Art for the Orbiting Cities of the Future
Not content with putting a man on the moon in 1969, the aeronautics agency once aimed to create an entire space-based neighborhood.
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Urban Wonk
One Metro, Three Vastly Different Approaches to Public Transit
What three cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area can teach us about the outcomes of transit access and coverage.
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An Artistic Comparison of Paris and New York
A side-by-side take of the cities' quirks.
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Postcard
Postcard From Assisi
A lesson in why we should all become coupon cutters, and other news.
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Why Chinatown Buses Are Still So Popular
Given other curbside alternatives, why do many intercity travelers remain loyal to the Chinatown service?
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What Pictures Can Teach Us About Walkability
Sometimes the best insights come from looking at pictures of a space.
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