Topic: Public Safety
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Photos
The Payphone of the Future Is Calling
Ideas for radical reinventions that would make the obsolete technology useful again.
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Why People Perceive Some Cities as Safer Than Others
There are reasons why places like Boston have tended to think of themselves as relatively safe compared to say, New Orleans.
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Do Texting Bans Really Prevent Fatal Accidents?
New research says yes — but only under certain conditions.
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Charts
4 Reasons the U.S. Trails the World in Road Safety
The biggest one is simply that Americans drive more.
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The Sad and Telling Reaction of School Districts Everywhere to Sandy Hook
Monday brings an awkward mix of grief and preparation.
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Can City Dwellers Have Nice Things?
Violence at New York's McCarren Park Pool has some suggesting all urban resources fall prey to the tragedy of the commons. Here's why this thinking is flawed.
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The Trouble With Youth Curfews
Rules targeting youths often don't produce public safety results
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Urban Wonk
Privatizing Police Work
A Minnesota town hires a private security firm to handle its police work
