Articles by Sarah Goodyear
Sarah Goodyear has written about cities for a variety of publications, including Grist and Streetsblog. She lives in Brooklyn. She's also on Twitter.
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A talk with economist Edward Glaeser: Why America needs to love its cities more
Edward Glaeser.“If ideas are the currency of our age, then building the right homes for those ideas will determine our collective fate.” That’s what Harvard economist and New York Times columnist Edward Glaeser writes in his new book, Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier. And […]
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The Egyptian people tend to the streets that are now their own [VIDEO]
Among the throngs of protesters in the streets of Cairo, some work to pick up trash. Because this is their place now, not the government's.
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In Egypt, you can switch off the internet but not the streets
The streets of Cairo themselves have been the medium that has carried the message of the Egyptian people.
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California congressman: Highways are constitutionally mandated, bike paths not a federal concern
Rep. Duncan Hunter says, "I don't think biking should fall under the federal purview of what the Transportation Committee is there for."
