Topic: infrastructure
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A Simple Way to Reduce Urban Poverty: Pave Streets
New research finds that paving streets boosts housing wealth, which boosts credit use, which boosts household consumption — all for little cost.
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5 Ways Hurricane Sandy Could Reshape New York's Economy
Using 9/11 as a guide to figure out the super-storm's impact.
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What's the Best Way to Figure Out What Bike Riders Really Want?
A new study takes a real-time approach to see why cyclists choose some routes over others.
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The Big Fix
The Developing World's Most Innovative City for Trash Management Is ... Bangalore?
The Indian city is setting itself up as a model for how struggling cities can better handle waste disposal.
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Why Britain's Railway Privatization Failed
Accidents and defaults have riders clamoring for a public takeover. But will the promised reintegration work?
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How Spanish Urbanism Lost its Leading Edge
The country has long been a model for flashy, absurd infrastructure, but austerity is finally slowing it down.
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Photos
These Nifty Solar Panels Can Transmit Sunlight Underground to the Lowline
A team shows off its invention, which would make underground parks possible.
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Why China's Subway Boom Went Bust
Officials say 70 to 80 percent of China's planned subway lines are being postponed. What's the country to do?
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Building Urban Resilience Doesn't Require Much Building At All
Bouncing back from disasters relies more on pre-planning than concrete and steel.
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Videos
Fun at the Crosswalk
Waiting for the walk sign doesn't have to be boring.
