Urban Wonk
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Urban Wonk
How To Make a City Healthy
A group outlines eight key pillars of sustainable communities
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Urban Wonk
What Neighborhoods Need to Succeed at Walkability
According to a new study, the secret is stores that attract outsiders
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Urban Wonk
A Bold Vision for an Urban Forest
A designer in Milan lays out six innovative ideas for a "bio-diverse metropolis"
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A Solution for California's Transportation Woes
A report suggests that high-speed rail would make the state healthier, greener and less congested
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Fixing the Rust Belt by Shrinking It
New studies suggest that we can revitalize the Rust Belt by increasing core density
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'Pocket Neighborhoods' For Sustainable Suburbs
Architect Ross Chapin designs single-family units that are both energy-efficient and photogenic
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The Lost City of Cahokia
New evidence of a "sprawling metropolis" that existed in East St. Louis from 1000-1300 A.D.
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Balancing a City's Past and Future
How can we preserve what makes a place great while allowing it to evolve?
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Urbanizing the Suburban Street
A community tries some relatively pain-free fixes to make its streets greener and more walkable
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Building a Greener Dorm
New apartments at the College of William & Mary will cut energy consumption by about 75 percent
