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Master-Planned Cittes

Master-Planned Cities in the Spotlight

The Guardian last week published a series of articles and interactive features on the subject of the master-planned communities of the world.

July 15, 2019 - The Guardian

Contraflow

10 Bike Lane Myths, Debunked

Bike advocates have been countering misleading anti-bike lane arguments for months now, but in case you needed a reminder, here's a sample of how opponents to bake lane projects get the realities of riding a bike wrong.

July 7, 2019 - The Guardian

California Wildflowers

Where, and Why, Allergies Are Worst

Your senses (or lack thereof) aren't deceiving you. Some cities really are worse for seasonal allergies than others, and some of the reasons are entirely preventable.

July 3, 2019 - The Guardian

Dublin Cycling

Dublin's Grand Biking Vision That Never Came to Fruition

Dublin’s future as a leading cycling city was once bright, but many plans have stalled or fallen by the wayside.

July 1, 2019 - The Guardian

Chicago

Two Chicago Neighborhoods—Same City, But Starkly Different Worlds

A dataset on health measures in U.S. cities shows the difference in life expectancy between two Chicago neighborhoods is 30 years.

June 30, 2019 - The Guardian

Boise Bike Lane

Pop Quiz: Name the City Based on its Cycle Lane Icon

The Guardian has a new pop quiz that will test the knowledge of urban aficionados that tend toward two-wheeled forms of transportation.

June 28, 2019 - The Guardian

Security cameras on a building

The Dangers of Facial Recognition Software

Facial recognition software has the possibility to change public life completely. Countries and cities should be careful to consider the consequences of adopting the technology.

June 26, 2019 - The Guardian

Las Vegas, Nevada

The Boring Company Gets Paid

Las Vegas is the first city to pay for the services of Elon Musk's Boring Company.

May 20, 2019 - The Guardian

Winter Pedestrians

New York to Consider Fines for Distracted Walking

A state senator in New York thinks one way to lower the number of pedestrians killed every year is to penalize people who cross the street while looking at their phone.

May 20, 2019 - The Guardian

Noise

Noise Pollution in Densifying Cities

Noise pollution tends to impact low-income communities more than others. For those who can afford the luxury, there are ways to shut out the noise.

April 29, 2019 - The Guardian

Nashville Tennessee

A Boom in Nashville, but Fast Growth Could Bring Problems

Nashville has a great deal going for it, but rising housing costs and gentrification could take it down a darker path.

April 22, 2019 - The Guardian

Density

Pop Quiz: Can You Identify Cities By Density Alone?

A Planetizen editor failed this quiz.

March 22, 2019 - The Guardian

Los Angeles River

Concrete’s Contribution to the Rise and Decline of Civilization

As the world becomes more encased in concrete, the detrimental effects of its widespread use are increasing in scale and severity.

March 17, 2019 - The Guardian

recycling

Recyclables Headed to Incinerators or Landfills

China's decision to halt imports of most recyclables from the United States has caused turmoil. With few markets for their recyclables, Philadelphia is sending half of them to a waste-to-energy incinerator in Chester not designed to burn them.

March 1, 2019 - The Guardian

Maumee River

Voters to Decide the Legal Status of Lake Erie

Voters in Toledo, Ohio could grant personhood status to the polluted and abused Lake Erie.

February 22, 2019 - The Guardian

Soil Science

Digging Into Soil Reveals Much About Cities

Soil often doesn’t get the attention that it deserves, but it is integral to the ecology of cities.

January 22, 2019 - The Guardian

National Parks

Opinion: Close National Parks During the Shutdown

The consequences of allowing the public free access to national parks without any supervision or maintenance operations are to great a risk, according to a former director of the National Park Service.

January 7, 2019 - The Guardian

Venezuela

Lamenting the Decline of Caracas, Once the 'Jewel of Latin America'

"A generation ago, Venezuela’s capital was one of Latin America’s most thriving, glamorous cities; an oil-fuelled, tree-lined cauldron of culture that guidebooks hailed as a mecca for foodies, night owls and art fans."

December 24, 2018 - The Guardian

Dundee, Scotland

The Best Architecture of 2018 (From the Other Side of the Atlantic)

The Guardian's list of architecture's best in 2018.

December 20, 2018 - The Guardian

Arctic Mining Town

Massive Mine Encroaching on Swedish City

The Swedish city of Kiruna will have to move after one of the world's largest iron mines opens a crack in the earth that is spreading straight for the city.

December 11, 2018 - The Guardian

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