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Sneeze Cities

This post from Mother Nature Network lists the 12 cities that are the worst for allergy sufferers.

June 12, 2011 - Mother Nature Network

A Broader Look at Creativity in the World's Top Cities

Top livable cities may be be good for families or corporations, but they don't often fuel or enable creativity the way their listers think they do, according to this piece.

May 28, 2011 - Future of Business

The Best and Worst Cities for Transit

The Brookings Institution recently analyzed the top 100 metropolitan areas in the U.S. to see how easy it is to use transit. Time presents the best and worst from the list, which includes some surprises.

May 13, 2011 - Time

Cities for Single Moms

Zillow has created a list of the top ten places in America for single moms to live, based on five metrics including women's earning rates, violent crime rates and walk scores.

May 8, 2011 - Zillow

Biggest Environmental News of the Year

Grist runs down the ten most important environmental news stories of the year.

December 21, 2010 - Grist

The Impact of 'Top Cities' Lists

Countless publications have released listings of the "Top Cities" in a wide range of topics. They definitely get attention, but do they make a difference?

December 12, 2010 - Next American City

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