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Drive A Hot Rod, Save The Planet

How can a Porsche be better for the environment than a Prius? If you use transit to commute, and only take the hot rod out on the weekends. Slate writer Joe Eaton sold his Volvo for a combination of transit and fun.
30 October 2009 - 12:00pm
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The Transformation of Harlem

Photographer Camilo Jose Vergara's pictures document Harlem's journey from a "rundown version of Paris" in the 1970s to the "global Harlem" of luxury condos and corporate franchises [includes slideshow].
15 June 2009 - 10:00am
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What Happened to America's Trains?

In an age of rapid technological improvements in almost every aspect of life, it's difficult to understand how a technology like trains could actually be less advanced now than it was in the 1940s, writes Tom Vanderbilt.
16 May 2009 - 11:00am
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Hot Trend in Architecture: The Appearance of Instability

Witold Rybczynski takes a look at the new tendency toward buildings that look collapsible, rather than the solid-looking buildings of the past. Is this trend a symptom of our shaky times?
23 April 2009 - 9:00am
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The Bridges are Alright

America's infrastructure isn't as fragile as current media coverage has made it out to be, according to Jack Shafer.
22 April 2009 - 11:00am
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Governor: Toughest Job in America?

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer says that as a result of outmoded industrial and funding models, state governments are facing grave financial problems.
23 March 2009 - 8:00am
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Will "Ghost" Towers Dominate U.S. Skylines?

Paul Smalera sees in the the ghost towers of Bangkok a disturbing warning for economically distressed urban developments in the United States.
20 March 2009 - 6:00am
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Costs and Benefits of Green Jobs

The stimulus package promises to create new green jobs, but are they really the economic solution they're cracked up to be? This piece from Slate questions the common perception.
8 March 2009 - 11:00am
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Stimulus Should Fund New, 'Transformative' Ideas

In this column, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer calls on the Obama Administration to direct its stimulus package towards innovative technologies and "transformative" projects, not just the status quo roads and bridges of the past.
10 January 2009 - 5:00am
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A Look At Big Box Reuse

This slideshow from Slate looks at how to reuse abandoned big boxes.
22 November 2008 - 5:00am
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The Seasonal Surge in House Prices, Explained

New research can serve to explain why it is more expensive to purchase a house in the summer--and why it might be worth it.
10 September 2008 - 12:00pm
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Beijing's Vanishing Alleyways

Rob Gifford reviews Michael Meyer's new book "The Last Days of Old Beijing," and how it brings to life a rapidly vanishing element of the Chinese city: the hutong, or alleyways, which are being swiftly demolished and redeveloped.
7 August 2008 - 2:00pm
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Cities Built From Scratch

This slideshow from Slate looks at the elaborate plans for new cities in the United Arab Emirates, and compares them to other built-from-scratch cities in history.
30 April 2008 - 6:00am
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Friday Funny: The 'Stupidest' Bike Lane

This video from Slate looks at the "stupidest bike lane" -- a stretch of painted bicycling road that runs for less than one block.
28 March 2008 - 2:00pm
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Libraries in the Digital Age

In this slideshow from Slate, Witold Rybczynski looks at public libraries from across the country and wonders how they will and should react to the increasingly digital age.
1 March 2008 - 1:00pm
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The Era of the 'Ghost Mall'

A slowing economy will lead to the era of the 'ghost mall', according to this article from Slate.
11 January 2008 - 12:00pm
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Is LEED Way Behind?

Flaws in LEED's rating system make it much too easy to get certified, which begs the question: Does LEED really succeed in making our buildings any greener?
28 December 2007 - 7:00am
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Why Municipal Wi-Fi Projects Fail

Why many cities attempts to create city-wide wireless networks have failed....and why some cities have been successful.
1 October 2007 - 12:00pm
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From Growing Corn To A Growing Community

This slideshow from Slate shows how a cornfield in Pennsylvania developed into a new residential community.
19 April 2007 - 2:00pm
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Seaside: 25 Years Later

Slate magazine offers a photographic slideshow of the influential New Urbanist community of Seaside, Florida.
2 March 2007 - 5:00am
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