The Big Fix
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The Dawn of the Municipal Chief Innovation Officer
San Francisco and Philadelphia are the first major U.S. cities to install innovation officers. What exactly do these guys do, and will their stodgy government colleagues let them get away with it?
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When it Comes to Parks, it's Not Just How Many, But Where
A crowdsourced map hopes to help cities identify and address so-called play deserts.
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The Case for Saving the Metro Editorial Board
Across the country, newspapers are cutting their editorial boards. Here's what we lose when they disappear.
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How Can Cities Combat Their Feral Cat Populations?
The best responses to this week's 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.
