Tim Halbur

"It's the fabric, stupid," says writer Stephen Bayley, referring to Liverpool's return to the world stage thanks to a combination of great historic bones and a new influx of exciting architecture.

Airports are important investments for cities, but are also highly risky because they rely heavily on the whims of the airline business. Alex Marshall looks at how some of the underrepresented airports are coping.

In Red Wing, Minnesota, the city is seeking to turn 200-acres of marshes and forests into a permanent conservation easement. A citizen group has complained that locking down the land forever is a bad idea.

This TIME article looks at possible federal approaches to assist Detroit, from new alternative energy factories to urban agriculture initiatives.

A paint company is sponsoring a project to brighten up dull communities by painting them with bright colors.