Humor

The nation's gentrified neighborhoods are threatened by new trend.

This video from Slate looks at the "stupidest bike lane" -- a stretch of painted bicycling road that runs for less than one block.

This Onion TV news segment highlights Chinese pride in the country's status as the world's top producer of air pollution

The town of Slough gets no respect, but it's trying.

Assuming everything is fine in its long-time relationship with America, the car comes home to an unhappy surprise in this cartoon from Streetsblog.

More and more people are injuring themselves by walking into poles while looking down at their cell phones. This video from ITN News looks at an effort in England to make the streets safer for walking texters.

The Onion reports on an innovative new infrastructure plan from DOT: self-cleaning special lanes for reckless drivers.

TV network officials have issued a formal apology for its tongue-in-cheek suggested mispronunciation of the name of the Massachusetts town of Athol in a recent ad.

In this article from The Onion a New York man wandering through town suddenly finds himself in a very Chinese part of town.

This post from The Mish Mash shows pictures of some of the worst neighbors to have.

Cats be zonin'.

The Onion reports on the miraculous transformation of a run-down neighborhood in Detroit, thanks to the installation of a towel-sized, $150.00 plot of grass.

A farmer in England secretly built a mock-Tudor castle on his property and kept it out of view for years by hiding it behind a 40-foot stack of hay bales.

A grad student in Muncie, Indiana has taken citizen involvement in traffic calming to a whole new level. He was jailed 10 hours for painting a crosswalk near his home. Now free from jail, he plans to complete the three other crosswalks.

A woman in Russia returned home form vacation recently to an empty plot of land. Her home was mistakenly demolished as developers readied a site for new construction.

Superheroes exist outside the pages of comic books, and they are committed to improving their communities. Though there are few "supervillains" to tackle, these superheroes serve their cities through civic volunteerism and general do-goodery.

The satirical newspaper The Onion lists some dubious water conservation strategies being contemplated in American cities.

California Planning and Development Report's Morris Newman looks at the land use issue that caused the break-up of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former TV news reporter Mirthala Salinas.

Forbes has published its ranking of the America's 10 Most Lustful Cities. If you're looking for love, start in San Antonio or Cincinnati.