The Big Fix
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The Big Fix
The Anxiety of the Forever Renter
We know that homeownership is no longer the panacea it once was. But what if you still want it anyway?
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Can Traffic Signals Ease Congestion Without Discouraging Walking?
The best responses from this week's The Big Fix
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How Timed Traffic Signals Can Be Bad for Pedestrians
Efforts to fight congestion by centralizing traffic lights could also make roads more dangerous for walkers
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Fighting Congestion in Minneapolis on a Tight Budget
Minneapolis confronts bad traffic with cost-effective technology and a transit-first philosophy
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How Can Cities Encourage Residents to Live More Sustainably?
The best responses from this week's The Big Fix
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Is Yemen's Capital City Doomed?
Sana'a could literally run out of water by 2017. And so far, very little has been done
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In Arizona, Reducing Water and Energy Use Through Peer Pressure
Tucson residents have long seen their low-water landscaping choices as superior to their neighbors in Phoenix. Now researchers are trying to apply the same principle to all utility usage
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What Are The Best Ways to Combat Homelessness?
The best responses from this week's The Big Fix
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Why Chicago Couldn't End Homelessness
In 2003, Richard Daley promised to house every resident by 2012. Nine years later, the city's nowhere near meeting that goal
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Vancouver Aims to 'End' Homelessness
In an ambitious new plan, the city pledges to house every resident by 2015
