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Who says gentrification is a myth?
Recent reports claim that gentrification is fiction. But it’s a fact of life for those who’ve been displaced by it.
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Enjoy it while it lasts — winter is moving north
A zippy new infographic shows how our winters are warming. Type in your city and find out whose secondhand seasons you'll have by 2100.
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5 surprising electric car Meccas
Electric cars are about to blow up in these cities -- and none are on the coasts.
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The Koch brothers just kicked mass transit in the face
The billionaires just squelched efforts to raise the gas tax, which pays to fix roads and bridges, saying money was being wasted on bike paths and transit.
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2014 was the safest year to walk in NYC since 1910
Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to cut pedestrian deaths to zero begins to make a little headway, building off a long-term trend.
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Tree simple tricks for making our cities cooler
By planting 30,000 trees, Melbourne, Australia, could lower its core temperature by 7 degrees. How cool is that?
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Urban planners may have finally found how to get to Sesame Street
With "equitable development," planners say they've finally figured out how to make sustainable, healthy neighborhoods accessible to everyone.
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Can urban foraging actually feed poor people?
Urban foraging won't fill you up or provide miraculous cures, and you'll end up with lots of very bitter greens, but it could be the perfect solution for food deserts.
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London is building Europe’s longest bike superhighway
The billion-dollar "segregated cycleway" will stretch approximately 18 miles directly through the center of the city.
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Seattle to shame residents for throwing away food
The city will shame and fine residents for putting compostable food in the trash bin.