Topic: Public Space
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Want to Show People the Benefits of Transit? Build a Pretend Train Station
A two-day pop-up train station lands in Miami.
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An Urban-Suburban Compromise to Revitalize a Buffalo Neighborhood
Larkinville, Buffalo's most successful urban development initiative in decades, merges city hip with suburban convenience.
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A World Class Theater Designed Like a Community Meeting Space
The new SFJAZZ center in San Francisco drew its inspiration from spaces like Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple in Chicago.
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Postcard
L.A.'s Parklets Have Gotten Quite Fancy
Cardio bikes, swing seats and foosball.
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What Mosh Pits Can Teach Us About Crowd Control in Public Spaces
Though they look like a mess of humanity, the pits actually follow a set of rules.
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This Week in Bans
Why Is the U.S. Capitol Still Burning Coal?
Also, a London neighbor fights against public gobbing and Sydney's wealthy whine about public-park weddings.
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Why Sick Trees Make for Sick People
The strange, fascinating relationship between the health of trees and the health of people.
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Photos
San Francisco's Parklet Built Out of a Citroën H Van Might Be Shut Down
The van, in particular, is drawing officials' ire.
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Happy Holidays From Cities Around the World
Public spaces decked out in the season's finest.
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The Ongoing Evolution of Post-Recession Dublin
The economic crisis decimated the Irish capital. But two years after a massive bailout, a new kind of city is emerging.
