Topic: Playgrounds
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The Inequality of Playgrounds
Public parks in upper-income, predominantly-white communities in Kansas City were more likely to have playgrounds, water features and trails.
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Videos
Russian Man Builds Fantastic DIY Playground with Logs, Roots, Car Parts
Originally hailed as a death trap, the jungle gym has now become a beloved part of Moscow.
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Postcard
The Dumps, Train Tracks and Polluted Water Where Kids Play
With enough imagination, anything can be a playground.
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Videos
A Water-Spewing Swing Set to Delight and Frighten Children
This hacked "Waterfall Swing" puts kids through dozens of rainstorms each minute.
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Democracy in America
Don't Take Your Gun to the Playground in This North Carolina Town: This Week in Bans
Also, the Mongrel Mobsters can't pretty up their tombstones in a New Zealand town and New York City clamps down on blood-sucking circumcisions.
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Postcard
The Most Polluted Playgrounds in the World
Without play sets, slum children frolic in garbage dumps and toxic rivers.
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Photos
The Politics of Playgrounds, a History
Fights over how kids play have been going strong since the early 1900s.
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L.A. Opens Up its School Yards
A pilot program allows joint use of school playgrounds by communities in park-poor areas
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Charts
State of Play: Playground Infrastructure in 20 Major U.S. Cities
Which major U.S. cities provide the best, and worst, mix of playgrounds for their youngest residents?
