The Big Fix
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Strange Urban Animal Infestations, a History
Miami and house-eating snails, Seattle against a band of coyotes, and more stories of urban outbreaks.
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Beijing's Feral Cat Problem Comes Back
Four years after "cleansing" the city of its strays in advance of the Olympics, somewhere between 500,000 and 5 million cats have returned to Beijing. But is relying on volunteers to trap, neuter, and release them the best plan?
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The Jazz District Authenticity Problem
Kansas City's place in American music history is inarguable. So why hasn't its jazz-based revitalization taken off?
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Should Cities Limit Building Heights?
A round-up of the best comments from this week's The Big Fix.
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Can New Urbanists Save Port-au-Prince?
They imagine a historic core filled with low-level buildings and parks. Is this the way to revitalize the devastated city?
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Should Building Taller Be Much, Much Easier?
Effective height restrictions may be hurting more of our cities than we realize.
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Can Hong Kong Solve its Garbage Crisis?
The cramped city-state is only years away from running out of landfill space.
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When Preparing for Major Events, How Should Cities Balance Civil Rights and Security?
As Chicago readies to host the G8 and NATO summits, its police force gets ready for what could be a historic gathering of protesters.
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How Many Snow Plows Does a City Need?
The best responses to this week's The Big Fix.
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How We Plowed Before Snow Plows Were Invented
A short history of snow removal in America's cities.
