Climate Cities
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Here’s what it’s like to ride on a subway with the doors open
What's worse -- a transit system that shuts down all the time because of malfunctions, or one that just powers through?
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Map of place name origins proves that we all secretly live in a fantasy novel
"Going to Jersey" sounds pretty mundane. But an epic trek to Spear Island City? COUNT US IN.
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Facing climate reality, cities look for ways to adapt
As stronger storms brew and sea levels rise, city leaders figure they’d better prepare for the worst.
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This is where pay phones go when they die
A Manhattan photographer has solved the mystery of where all the defunct pay phones went.
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Hummingbird tree-sit could stop San Fran developers where occupiers failed
Could a federal law protecting wildlife monkeywrench San Francisco's housing boom?
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Stephen Colbert knows that New York City’s bikeshare is a scourge
Colbert gets in on the bicycle hating. And OMG just watch.
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These beautiful photos make New York’s subway expansion look like a fairytale cave
New York is building its first new subway line since 1932, and if these photos are to be believed, it will be a magical cave of wonders.
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Colorado city wants more than just a ban on fracking
Residents of Lafayette, Colo., are pushing a ballot initiative would prohibit all new oil and gas extraction and establish a far-reaching community bill of rights.
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Island in the sun: Why are our cities heating up faster than everywhere else?
Urban heat islands are considerably hotter than their more rural surrounds. Here's why.
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Bloomberg unveils ambitious plan to protect NYC from climate change
The plan, estimated to cost $20 billion, covers everything from erecting bulkheads and levees to retrofitting old buildings to protecting the city’s power infrastructure.
