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Democracy in America
Fixing a City by Dividing It Up
Escondido is almost half Latino, but has elected only one Hispanic city councilman in 120 years. A new lawsuit aims to change that
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A Library Without the Building
A handful of new programs offer books in public spaces to anyone who wants them
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When Police Abuse Surveillance Cameras
What happens when officers turn the surveillance cameras off to hide their misbehavior?
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Postcard
Postcard From Indianapolis
A downtown zip line and other news
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A Natural Cooling System for an Underground Norwegian Data Farm
The Green Mountain Data Center will reduce its operating costs by cooling itself with water from an adjacent fjord
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2011's Biggest Transportation Failures
The end of the Tampa-Orlando high-speed rail line, the death of a pedestrian near Atlanta and other low points from the year in city travel
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The City and the Graphic Designer: An Interview With Olimpia Zagnoli
A unique approach to developing iconography for 150 different cities
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Democracy in America
The Dumbest Local Politics Scandals of 2011
Forget Congress. For real stupidity in government, look closer to home.
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Hopeful Footsteps in Mexico City’s Centro Histórico
Cutting of the neighborhood's main streets to vehicular traffic has helped reduce crime
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Number of the Day: 50,000
The size, in square feet, of the new art museum in northwest Arkansas

