The Big Fix
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The Big Fix
Can Revel Save Atlantic City?
New Jersey's gambling revenues have fallen every year since 2006. With its newest property, Atlantic City pins its hopes on luxury tourism.
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When a Music Scene Leads to a Boom
As Denton, Texas's music festival grows in popularity, so does interest in the town itself.
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The Expo As Change Agent
Fifty years after its debut, Seattle’s Jetsons-era World's Fair is still shaping the city, an example of how an ephemeral exposition can have a permanent impact.
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The Street Hacker, Officially Embraced
Can cities make it just as easy for citizens to engage in the physical world as the digital one?
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Greening Traffic Lights By Turning Them Off
If sign-less intersections reduce collisions, they almost certainly also consume less energy.
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The Secret Energy Drain on Cities: Streetlights
San Diego County has made it easy for its cities to convert to energy-efficient streetlights.
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When Citizens Make a Budget, Can They Look Beyond Their Own Neighborhoods?
That's the question in Vallejo, the first American municipality to approve citywide participatory budgeting.
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A Budget By (and For) the People
More and more cities are experimenting with participatory budgeting. But who really gets to decide how the money is spent?
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Why Tourists Rarely Explore the Rest of Las Vegas
The city's famous marketing success highlights its primary appeal.
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Greening an Entire Block Instead of Just One Building
Most smaller commercial buildings can't afford energy retrofits on their own. But what if they banded together?
