Suicide rates are on the rise in rural areas, according to a new study. Compared to urban areas, rural men are committing suicide 54% more often.
28 September 2009 - 9:00am
The Daily Yonder
Urban sports like bike polo and urban golf are taking off in Germany, and are beginning to bring life back to formerly uninhabited concrete spaces.
26 September 2009 - 9:00am
Der Spiegel
Can Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace replace the neighborhood bar, cafe, or hangout? Mary Newsom says no.
25 September 2009 - 1:00pm
Citiwire.net
Westward migration in the U.S. seems to be slowing, as jobs dry up overcrowding begins pushing people away.
25 September 2009 - 11:00am
Miller-McCune
A community of hundreds of people live beneath the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip in flood control tunnels.
25 September 2009 - 8:00am
The Sun
Rural areas have been losing population for decades, creating what some are calling a "rural brain drain". According to this article, the hollowing out of these rural areas will have negative impacts beyond the borders of those small towns.
24 September 2009 - 9:00am
The Chronicle for Higher Education
As it prepares to host world leaders for the G-20 summit, Pittsburgh is hoping to show to the world that it's no longer a dying city.
24 September 2009 - 5:00am
Los Angeles Times
Westchester's County Legislature left its Monday meeting with no decision made on how it would move forward with a settlement requiring it to build affordable housing with the goal of desegregation. Or go to trial.
23 September 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times
In the U.S., men bike far more than women. Some researchers suggest that understanding and meeting the demands of women is the best way to increase overall ridership.
22 September 2009 - 10:00am
Scientific American
Meeting the needs of aging residents has been a challenge for many cities. Some suburban communities are pioneering the conversion to an elder-friendly layout.
22 September 2009 - 7:00am
The Wall Street Journal
Would one of America's most sprawling, auto-dependent cities take to the country's newest light rail system? Even its proponents were surprised by its success and its transformative effect on downtown businesses, particularly during a recession.
21 September 2009 - 12:00pm
The New York Times - U.S.
Birdbath Bakery in New York has found popularity, and a niche, by offering a 25% discount to cyclists. As New York's bicycling infrastructure grows, businesses that cater to them may thrive.
21 September 2009 - 11:00am
The Village Voice
The Broken Windows theory suggests that a high concentration of small, petty crimes leads to a higher incidence of bigger, nastier crimes. Some European cities run counter to that premise, according to this piece from Next American City.
21 September 2009 - 8:00am
Next American City
The new Dubai Metro rail system recently began operations in the desert city. Christopher Corbett, an American planner who's been living and working in Dubai, takes us on a visual tour.
21 September 2009 - 5:00am
Retailers like Best Buy, Kohl's and Apple evidently think the market is looking up, and are planning to open new stores. But, Retail Traffic Magazine reports, retailers are going to be a lot pickier about site selection this time around.
20 September 2009 - 11:00am
Retail Traffic Magazine
