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Angie Schmitt | May 7th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: South | Cities: Houston |
Piece by piece, the Houston area has been building a third — yes, third — bypass for the region. And much to the horror of local environmentalists, the next segment is planned to directly bisect the international wintering grounds of millions of birds.
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Jay Walljasper | Mar 1st, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Houston, Portland, Salt Lake City |
Portland offers a wealth of inspiration and practical tips for how we can make our towns more bikeable, vital and fun. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Feb 2nd, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: Austin, Denver, Houston, Philadelphia, San Diego |
Call them trolleys, light rail, metros—from Houston to Charlotte to San Francisco, they’re a crucial (and increasingly popular) mode of transit. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 12th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: Central, East Coast | Cities: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. |
Thanks to Creative Commons, the best images of snow-covered cities from Boston to Pittsburgh to Houston. (
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Vincent Valk | Dec 16th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: South | Cities: Atlanta, Houston, New York |
Did you know Akron, Ohio, is the best place to have Thanksgiving? Vincent Valk examines the voodoo behind magazines’ city rankings, and the companies (Pepto!) that sponsor their “research.” (
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Vincent Valk | Dec 16th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Houston, New York |
Did you know that Akron, Ohio is America’s best place to celebrate Thanksgiving? Vincent Valk looks into the voodoo that magazines use to rank America’s cities—and the companies (Pepto!) that sponsor the “research.” (
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Edward Russell | Nov 19th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City , Washington, D.C. |
How do you get people to the airport? For the majority of Americans it’s by car, but as the country’s airports and metropolitan regions grow, alternatives are increasingly needed. (
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Edward Russell | Sep 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: South | Cities: Houston |
International airlines—and passengers—are increasingly flocking to Houston. Edward Russell reports on the makings of a globally connected, surprisingly diverse hub. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jun 14th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast | Cities: Boston, Houston |
The prominent urban theorist and head of M.I.T.‘s Media Lab passed away this weekend. Here, we have republished an interview he did with Next American City in 2009. (
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Jeff Tiell | May 17th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Houston |
Writing on Providence’s WaterFire, set to begin its summer season this June, Jeff Tiell muses on past as present, experience as economic development and cities as the places where we reinvent ourselves. (
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