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Dealing With Blizzards In Major US Cities
Whether two inches or two feet, snowfall can wreak havoc on a city – as
Carolyn Steel: How Food Shapes Our Cities
Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But
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The Hidden Ways Urban Design Segregates The Poor
There’s a name for uncomfortable benches, hard-to-reach parks, and ubiquitous surveillance: disciplinary architecture. When news
Make Your Cities Flood-Resilient With These Ideas
A new exhibition argues that a ‘landscape first’ approach to urban development, via innovative water
Day-Night Cityscapes In Pictures
US photographer Stephen Wilkes spends 15 hours perched on a rooftop or crane photographing each
London, Shanghai, And Cities, Wayback Then.
From London to Shanghai, clips of cities from the early days of film can be
Kent Larson: Brilliant Designs To Fit More People In Every City
How can we fit more people into cities without overcrowding? Kent Larson shows off folding
The Global Cities That Power the World Economy Now
The latest numbers from the Brookings Institution are a reminder that inequality has a geographic
Why Can’t Public Transit Be Free?
The main goal of transportation that costs riders nothing—getting people out of their cars—can’t be
6 Major Design Trends Shaping City Life In 2015
Cities are the future. By one oft-cited statistic, 70% of the world’s population will live
The Connection Between Successful Cities And Inequality
New research shows that the largest U.S. cities would do well to focus on workers
How The Ancient Underground City Of Cappadocia Became A Fruit Warehouse
For centuries, people have lived in caves and tunnels under this region of Turkey. Now
Maps That You Can Hear And Touch
Scientists and architects are pioneering a new cartography for blind users. Sighted people read maps
World’s Strangest Underground Cities
From bunkers below Berlin to malls under Montreal, here are the strangest and most eye-opening
Better Design For Saving Pedestrians
New York city police are stepping up efforts to rein in jaywalkers after cars struck
Amanda Burden: How Public Spaces Make Cities Work
More than 8 million people are crowded together to live in New York City. What
Graffiti For Cities?
Late last year, 5Pointz a graffiti hotspot in Queens, New York, was whitewashed, erasing years
See The World Cities Explode In Size
The new Atlas of Urban Expansion maps out the past so cities can prepare for
How Brooklyn Is Like Buenos Aires: Toward A Science Of Cities
Marc Barthelemy and Rémi Louf, researchers at L’Institut de Physique Théorique outside of Paris, are seeking quantitative
The Sidewalk Of The Future Is Not So Concrete
Cities are experimenting with different materials — from heated panels to flexible rubber — but
These Images Of World Cities From “Space” Are Not What They Seem
These high-quality images may look like photographs of world cities at night taken by astronauts
