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Urban Issues Not Priorities for GOP Presidential Contenders

There's not a lot of talk about cities or urban issues among the Republicans running for president, according to this piece from Salon.
5 January 2012 - 1:00pm
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2012's Big Urban Projects

Will Doig takes us through some of the biggest projects to look out for across the nation this year, proving that cities are neither as cash-strapped nor as unimaginative as we perhaps thought.
2 January 2012 - 5:00am
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The Myth of the Elitist, Gentrifying Bicyclist

Will Doig asks, "Are urban bicyclists just elite snobs?" Turns out the answer is, basically, no.
5 December 2011 - 10:00am
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Take a Ride on Chicago's Elegant Electroliner

Writer J.J. Sedelmaier recalls riding the beautifully streamlined Electroliner trains, which ran on the same tracks as other Chicago rail transit but were a special event all to themselves.
22 August 2011 - 12:00pm
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Beautiful Wastelands

The wastelands of the modern world can have an almost post-apocalyptic feel. But they can also be beautiful.
17 July 2011 - 7:00am
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Code Violations Land 'Phonehenge' Builder in Jail

A Superior Court Judge has ordered the jailing of the builder of an elaborate and eccentric set of unpermitted buildings in the exurbs north of Los Angeles.
13 July 2011 - 7:00am
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Segregated America

Using data from the 2010 U.S. Census, Salon lists out 10 urban areas where race segregation is most prevalent.
2 April 2011 - 5:00am
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Europe's 'Capital of Sleep' Extends Party Hours

After being accused of being party-unfriendly, Paris and other French cities have been officially allowed to keep their dance clubs open as late as 7 a.m.
31 December 2009 - 7:00am
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Were Midwest Floods 'Engineered'?

The Mississippi and Missouri rivers were once dramatically wider, but a century of re-engineering has constricted their courses, making "flood magnification" inevitable.
3 July 2008 - 1:00pm
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Suburban Prisoner Calls Out For Help

A new suburbanite writes into an advice columnist for help dealing with his suburban depression.
18 February 2008 - 9:00am
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Against 'Audio Architecture'

On November 21st, Britain's "No Music Day" showed why taking a break from ubiquitous music in public spaces is a badly-needed means of reclaiming the ability to actually listen to your surroundings, writes Kevin Berger.
24 November 2007 - 11:00am
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Intimately-Integrated Transit

This post from Salon shows a video of a train that travels right through a market in Bangkok.
19 October 2007 - 6:00am
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Bikes Vs. Bridges?

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is taking a lot of heat from cycling advocates for citing bicycle infrastructure funding for the deteriorating state of the country's highways and bridges.
15 September 2007 - 1:00pm
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Japan's Reforestation Problem: Leeches

Japan's leech invasion may be an unintended consequence of successful reforestation efforts combined with rural population declines.
10 September 2007 - 8:00am
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Novelist Shares His Thoughts On City Planning

In this interview, Author Steven Johnson discusses his lates book about London's Cholera outbreak, urban planning, and his fascination with the popular computer game, SimCity.
4 November 2006 - 9:00am
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New Orleans' Historic Struggle Against Rising Waters

An excerpt from John McPhee's book, "The Control of Nature", shows why New Orleans has always been vulnerable to flooding.
31 August 2005 - 5:00am
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Calculating The True Cost Of Agribusiness

"Raising Less Corn More Hell" asserts that modern farming methods actually are counter-productive to countering world hunger.
22 July 2005 - 11:00am
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Wireless: A City's Best Friend?

Are wireless networks set to become the new revitalization and urban renewal strategy for the city of the 21st century?
29 November 2004 - 9:00am
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Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Gets 'Incredible'

The latest Pixar film "The Incredibles" features personal monorail vehicles; now a company in Minnesota is set to make them a reality.
20 November 2004 - 11:00am
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US falls behind on solar power

For the past five years, growth in solar and wind power has increased by 30% per year. Yet the Bush Administration's energy policy has failed to respond to this opportunity.
27 October 2004 - 9:00am
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