Urban Wonk
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Urban Wonk
One Metro, Three Vastly Different Approaches to Public Transit
What three cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area can teach us about the outcomes of transit access and coverage.
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Urban Wonk
Can Ontario Really Deliver North America's Best Smart Growth Plan?
Places to Grow is certainly ambitious. Here's a look at the successes and challenges a couple years in.
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Urban Wonk
Why Portland's Public Toilets Succeeded Where Others Failed
The Portland Loo's defense-first design has freed it from becoming a beaten-down haven for illegal activity
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Urban Wonk
Fixing America's Soon-To-Be Waterless Cities
Urban areas around the country are drying up - are there any easy solutions?
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Urban Wonk
Documenting the New Generation of Health Problems Caused by Sprawl
In a new documentary, a trio of doctors examine why diseases like diabetes and obesity have sky-rocketed
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Urban Wonk
After Decades of Neglect, Washington Finally Fixes Its Waterfront
A new plan will bring residents to the river's edge for shopping and hanging out
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Urban Wonk
What Smart Growth Advocates Get Wrong About Density
It isn't just about the number of buildings
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Urban Wonk
Walkable by Accident
Sometimes, a car-independent lifestyle can spring up where you least expect it
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Urban Wonk
A Boston Museum's Deft Attempt at Balancing Old and New
How the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum walked the tightrope between its founder's wishes and a sleek new design
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Urban Wonk
How an Ink Cartridge Trashed in Seattle Ended Up in Mexico
A group of MIT scientists chronicles the long, sad journey of our waste
