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Taming the mean streets: A talk with NYC transportation chief Janette Sadik-Khan
NYC DOT commish Janette Sadik-Khan has been giving primacy to people over cars for the first time since Robert Moses started building urban freeways.
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Solving the problem of the city, scientifically
Anyone who thinks that cities are key to the future of a sustainable human presence on the planet -- and anyone who thinks the contrary -- should read Jonah Lehrer's fascinating piece in yesterday's New York Times Magazine, "A Physicist Solves the City."
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Helmet Wars: A gripping account of the great bicycle helmet campaigns
So, is it safer to wear a bike helmet or not? Parties on both sides of the question claim rationality and cultural superiority for their own. The opponents are engaged in a bloody, winner-take-all contest, with perfect willingness to let ideology wash away all science and common sense. But is this even the right question to ask?
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A talk with Galina Tachieva, author of 'The Sprawl Repair Manual'
A planner says the economic crisis gives us an opportunity to fix the vast, sprawling expanse of suburban America. And she's got the tools to do it.
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Chicago has got it growing on
Growing Power’s Chicago outposts show that plants can be art as well as food, while Growing Home nurtures people whom society would throw away.
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Does urbanism have to be black and white?
When I look around, I mostly see only one type of person associated with the urbanist label: young, white, and male. Not many young, black and female, like me. It shouldn't be that way.
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Study finds people in walkable communities are happier
Living in a place where you can get where you need to go on foot can put a spring in your step.
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Family-friendly Detroit. Yes, you heard that right
It's safe to say that Detroit hasn't topped any recent "best places to raise a family" lists. And yet there are a surprising number of people who are choosing to raise their children there. Some are transplants, some are visionaries, and many are fiercely loyal natives.
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States and cities are already preparing for climate change
Many states aren’t waiting for the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — they’re taking matters into their own hands. And according to the speakers at a COP16 side […]
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In a hospital, against the odds, people make a good place
The chemotherapy infusion unit is a lousy place to be. Except that in very important ways, it isn't. It's like a little neighborhood where every need is accounted for, and where all your neighbors can be trusted.
