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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Urban gardens: The harvest is not just food, it's community
Community gardens have an almost magical power to change the urban landscape. Now many in New York City are safe in the hands of those who tend them.
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Building better cities so people can have better lives
Some very smart people got together for a Ford Foundation forum on "The Just City." What did they say?
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Toronto women's shelter starts bike-sharing program
When you're broke and scared and used to not being in charge of your own life, regaining autonomy is a step-by-step process. Getting on a bike can help with all that.
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Aerialist flies high above New York's Williamsburg Bridge [VIDEO]
The performance that aerialist Seanna Sharpe gave on the Williamsburg Bridge last night is unlikely to achieve the iconic status of Philippe Petit's high-wire act between the Twin Towers. But for 15 minutes, dozens of New Yorkers stood enthralled as she twirled and swooped above them.