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Living In The City: Taking The First Steps
Migrating to a big city can be confusing and nerve-wracking, especially if it’s your first time. You must…
How A Retail Store Can Succeed In A Busy Modern City
Busy cities are the best places for retail businesses because footfall is often so high and you will…
Holistic Businesses – How You Need To Evolve For 2020
There are many ways that you can stand out from your competitors. Nowadays, the best approach is to…
Designing Cities To Counter Loneliness? Let’s Explore The Possibilities
Do you feel lonely? If you do, you are not alone. While you may think it’s a personal…
Philanthropy – A Powerful Tool For Urban Community Building
Big business has always seen the benefit in philanthropy. From Rockefeller to Gates, industry magnates have sought to…
“The Price On Everything Is Love:” How A Detroit Community Overcomes A Lack Of City Services
A range of neighbor-to-neighbor efforts address basic needs that aren’t met by local government. A multitude of voicemails…
Why The “Wrong Side Of The Tracks” Is Usually The East Side Of Cities
What do communities on the social, economic and environmental margins have in common? For one thing, they tend…
Two Things To Know About Crime Rates In The US
Violent crime in the US dropped by about half since the 1990s. But why? In this quick video,…
Can Canada Teach The Rest Of Us To Be Nicer
Every August my family embarks on that great American ritual: the road trip. And we always head north.…
What Americans Can Learn From Other Food Cultures
Food feeds the soul. To the extent that we all eat food, and we all have souls, food…
Why The Only Future Worth Building Includes Everyone
A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His Holiness…
How Could Your City Be Considered As A Smart City
Cities talk a lot about harnessing big data, but their efforts vary widely. Some, like New York City, Columbus, and…
Here Are The Best Cities For Digital Nomads
The one thing truest about technology is that it is always evolving. These days, technology is more accessible…
The Top 10 Countries To Live And Be Happy
Find out which place made it to the top of the list in 2017. What makes a country…
Plaza 33 & The Art Of Making Cities For People, Not Cars
“Plaza 33” is back, transforming the eastern half of 33rd Street between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue into a…
Why Millennials Are Loving These 20 Countries The Most
Millennials are constantly on the move. According to a TransferWise survey conducted in 2015, more than half (55%)…
A Fun & Vibrant City Simply Has More Festivals
Last year the Institute of Museum and Library Services offered a catchy statistic: the United States has more…
Bike Sharing Needs This Little Secret To Succeed
Seattle’s struggle to attract riders reveals what makes a bike-share program thrive — or in the Emerald City’s…
Brand New Market By New Entrepreneurs In New Orleans
The entrepreneurs behind a European-style food hall that revived a historic New Orleans building are planning to bring…
Hopefully, New Urban Highways Learn From Mistakes Of The Past
As plans advance for the Interstate 49 Connector, Lafayette, Louisiana, might soon find out. Lafayette, Louisiana, shouldn’t have…
How Sandtown, Baltimore Reinvents Itself With Community Planning
Across the United States thousands of once thriving working class neighborhoods are boarded up, but few are in…
Why Do We Keep Ignoring How Important Culture Drives Our Cities, Not Just Technology
How can you build a bridge without considering the impact on the communities it connects? There is a…
2016’s Most Expensive City Is Still Unsurprisingly Singapore
Singapore has again been judged as the world’s most expensive city but costs across the world have been…
Good Thing Farms Are So Feminine! Atta Girl!
Back in February, like millions of Americans, Marji Guyler-Alaniz swelled with emotion in the aftermath of the two-minute,…
A Limit To Urban Height In Vancouver
We don’t always have to build up to fit more people into a city. Vancouver and Seattle offer…
The Impacts Of An Aging World Population
Overpopulation isn’t something this generation has to worry about much, but under-population? That’s a very real problem that…
Could This Be The Best Cities To Live In The USA?
Livability’s third annual ranking of the best small to mid-sized cities in the U.S. They ranked more than 2,000 cities…
BIG’s Cool, Green, Mountainous Apartments Set In National Park
Designing a building to be sympathetic to its surroundings can be tricky, especially when the building is to…
How To Turn Bland Infra To Something Beautifully Good
Infrastructure can be wielded as a means of promoting the common good or as an institutional weapon of…
It Is Obvious! Climate Change Needs Broadest Collaboration
To achieve the kind of environmentally sustainable future we will want our grandchildren to inherit, we need everyone…
How A Truly Connected City Can Accomplish Much
Nashville’s former mayor led his city as a single, networked entity. His approach is paying off. People do…
Experiencing The Best Begins With Belonging
Our experiences are heightened when we travel. Removed from our day-to-day rituals and familiar terrain, even the most…
Why We Should Slow Down Pedestrian Cities Now
Everyone has experienced it. Striding along in a purposeful hurry, your progress is thwarted by a slow-moving pedestrian,…
What Children Can Teach Us About Community
A local library asked kids and adults what they want in their community. The answers might surprise you.…
The Prequel And Sequel To Obamacare In 2015
Having insurance is vital to the health of your family and your wallet. It can significantly reduce your…
The Best & Most Eclectic Crafts Markets & Fairs In LA
These top local craft fairs feature work by Los Angeles’ craftiest artists and some of LA’s best handmade…
Backtrack : On The Eve Of War
The census for the year war broke out in Europe was essential for identity cards, evacuations and rationing.…
Top 10 Economic Cities and How They Got There
These cities have thriving local economies, low unemployment and good job growth – and that’s not by accident.…
Top 10 Countries For Retail Development & Expansion
Global consulting firm A.T. Kearney released its annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) and there has been some…
The Top 10 Counties Where People Are Moving
Migration rates are near historic lows, but some places are still attracting large numbers of new residents. View…
Driverless Vehicles Arriving Sooner Than You Think In Singapore
From as early as December, visitors to Gardens by the Bay will be able to hop on…
10 Best Oktoberfest Celebrations In The USA
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair). Held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, it…
How Americans Get To Work
The way that people get around can say a lot about how a place is made up. In…
The 10 Best College Towns In The U.S.
It doesn’t take a master’s degree to know that the best college towns appeal to more than just…
THE 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE WORLD
Need some travel inspiration? Can’t decide where to go? How about one of the world’s most beautiful cities?…
How Colorado Springs Emerged From Recession
In many ways, Colorado Springs and other cities have rebounded. But things aren’t as good as they seem.…
Doubling Down On The Rebirth Of The American Shopping Mall
For the first 100 years of its existence, the tiny town of Williston, North Dakota, was known for…
The Sounds Of The City Reflects Its Culture And Integrity. What’s Yours?
Researchers at MIT are asking people to record the sounds of their streets, which can reveal the social…
How A City In Chile Recovered From Devastation
Five years on from the 2010 earthquake, Gideon Long revisits the city flattened by a tsunami to find…
Why Seattle Cleared Up Three Tent Cities For Homeless
In an effort to control a growing homeless population that has become increasingly disruptive for Seattle’s commuters and…