Urban Wonk
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Urban Wonk
Can We Finally Declare Peace in the 'War on Cars'?
Recent polling data suggests the public is much less divided than many headlines would have you believe.
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Urban Wonk
Cities With Too Many Men
India's unbalanced sex ratio has created a slew of social problems and exacerbated violence against women.
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Urban Wonk
As Important As It Is, LEED Can Be So Embarrassing
A new certified LEED-platinum building may not be all that green, if you consider its outlandish size and challenging climate setting.
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Urban Wonk
Brooklyn's Affordability Crisis Is No Accident
Rents are skyrocketing in the borough thanks to inflexible zoning rules.
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Urban Wonk
A Case for Abolishing Parking Tickets
A researcher argues that cities could make up the revenue and control parking demand without all those hated citations.
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Urban Wonk
What Our Urban Planning Vocabulary Says About Our Cities
A look at how the words we use have evolved.
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Urban Wonk
What Buenos Aires Can Teach Us About Walkability
And other lessons in urbanism from the South American capital.
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Urban Wonk
4 Examples of Powerful Placemaking
The National Endowment for the Arts helps towns build their "brand" and develop innovating programing.
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Urban Wonk
The Case for Walkability as an Economic Development Tool
A retrofit in suburban Lancaster, California, shows us the many benefits of street redesigns.
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Urban Wonk
Resilience Is About Relationships, Not Just Infrastructure
As cities prepare for climate change in earnest, the importance of community connections cannot be overstated.
