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First 'Smart Cities' Grant-Enabled Hardware Online in Columbus
Columbus has spent the first year since its selection as the $50 million Smart Cities Challenge grant recipient devoted to planning and research. The grant has also proven a very enticing fundraising tool.
Friday Funny: Meet the Winner of the 2017 'Carbuncle Cup' for the U.K.'s Ugliest New Building
Building Design (BD) a British architecture publication, has announced the "winner" of the competition to decide the ugliest new building of the year.
Ford Coins a New Term to Protect Cars from Pedestrians: 'Petextrians'
The Ford Motor Company picks a side in the traffic safety debate.
A Decade-Plus in the Making—Transit Village Comes to a Posh Bay Area Suburb
The city of Walnut Creek, located in the East San Francisco Bay Area, will soon gain 600 new, transit-adjacent apartments and a whole lot of parking.
Better Block Earns Rave Reviews in Akron
A Better Block installation took over the streets of Kenmoore in Akron, Ohio last weekend.
Mass Exodus Underway at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Since the beginning of September, 400 employees have left the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The reduced staffing levels are by design.
Columbia River Gorge Resilient After the 30,000-acre Eagle Creek Fire
Good fire news from Oregon offers some relief from several weeks of scary environmental news from around the country.
L.A. Olympic Organizers Say CEQA Exemption Isn't Necessary to Streamline Transit Projects
The strange world projects exempted from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act got a little stranger this week.
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After accepting nearly 200 nominees for consideration, we're asking for votes to determine the "Most Influential Urbanists" of all time.
Canadian Government Permits Another Privately Owned Bridge From Detroit
Soon there could be a second cable-stayed bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Canada, running alongside the existing Ambassador Bridge and owned by the same private entity.
Rural U.S. Turning On to Wind Power
Rural counties and cities around the United States are figuring out that it pays to do business with renewable energy companies.
5 Beloved Architectural Creations Lost to History
If you could bring one building back from the wrecking balls of the past, what would it be?
The Changing Paradigm of Stormwater Management
In the past, stormwater management has been about flood control. The future of stormwater, however, is in capturing, treating, and recharging water supply, according to this article.
Five Key Statistics for Understanding Millennial Households
There has been a lot of speculation about the motivations of Millennials as they enter the workforce and the real estate market. The Pew Research Center starts with the facts.
Dockless Bikeshare Coming to the Nation's Capital
Bikeshare has been a breeze, for the most part, in Washington, D.C. But the District Department of Transportation is making room for innovation anyways.
Connecting the Dots Between Air Pollution and Congestion
Some of the San Francisco neighborhoods with the worst air quality are also the San Francisco neighborhoods with the most development.
More Cities Following Honolulu's Victim Blaming Model for Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian blaming won't make pedestrians any safer, but cities are trying it anyways.
Warehouse Project Could Bring Thousands of Jobs to Chicago's South Side
A 50-acre complex called Pullman Crossings could bring new jobs numbering in the thousands to the South Side of Chicago.
Bike Fatalities Rising Quickly
The Governors Highway Safety Association, in partnership with State Farm Insurance, has released surprising data about bike safety.
'High Risk' of Failure: The 2020 Census
Evidence that the Trump's Administration's ongoing "dismantling of the administrative state" is having an effect at the Census Bureau—with potentially disastrous consequences for governments of all shapes and sizes.
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