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12 things you can do with a parking spot (besides parking a car)
On PARK(ing) Day, humans around the world reclaimed parking spots with miniature golf courses, Twister, pop-up chicken coops, and banana art. Check out our favorite photos.
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Gorgeously painted manhole covers add beauty to city streets in Japan
Sometimes, the difference between a pleasant, livable city and a stressful one comes down to the details, things you might barely even notice but that influence you almost subconsciously. Municipalities in Japan have gotten at least one of these details down pat, by putting intricate and beautiful decorations in one of the city’s most forgotten […]
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Philadelphia’s Katherine Gajewski is turning a gritty city green
Philadelphia's sustainability director talks about overflowing sewers, making climate change a central part of city government, and her city’s lovely bones.
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If you are good at running, it can be faster than taking the subway
Still, we are going to vote for keeping the subway.
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Bee boulevard: An urban corridor becomes a haven for native pollinators
By transforming a mile of parking strips into a corridor of pollinator-friendly gardens, Seattle's Pollinator Pathway reimagines the relationship between cities and nature.
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Here is the future: GIGANTIC cities with HUGE skyscrapers
We at Grist List have taken out the crystal ball that our aunt gave us in third grade and found that it actually sees into the future. And we are here to tell you: The future is pretty intense. Because cities are giant. And skyscrapers are HUGE. Actually, our crystal ball is called Proceedings of […]
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The world’s largest vertical garden is as long as a city block
At 13,595 square feet, the world's largest vertical garden is definitely bigger than your piddly window box -- think more like “hotel ballroom.”
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Growing Power scores $5 million to feed our nation’s hungriest cities
Will Allen's urban farming powerhouse plans to put a sizable grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation toward funding “community food centers” in Detroit, New Orleans, and parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, and New Mexico.
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America’s 20th largest bus system is a semi-legal network of vans in NYC
In New York City's outer boroughs, there's an official bus system and a shadow bus system.
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Supremely epic bus commercial looks like the trailer for a summer blockbuster
If Michael Bay were any good, and he directed bus commercials, this is what they would look like.
