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Don’t try to get anything done in D.C., even driving
D.C. has the worst gridlock. Twice over.
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New York subway riders swipe back at fare hikes
Some New Yorkers fight back against transit austerity by giving each other free subway card swipes.
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Instead of getting demolished, this Japanese building is slowly shrinking away
Shrinking a building floor by floor may be slower and less awesome-looking than blowing it to Kingdom Come, but it also creates a lot less noise, dust, and debris.
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Michigan gov.: Detroit is no longer capable of taking care of itself
The mostly white, Republican Michigan government is taking over the mostly black, Democratic Detroit government. What could possibly go wrong?
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Subway ‘flight attendants’ give lucky train riders snacks, blankets, and their best commute ever
Improv Toronto brought the perks of air travel to subway commuters.
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Beijing’s smog is so bad it can hide a 1,000-foot skyscraper
This was an unusually bad day in Beijing air quality -- pollution levels were off the charts by 6 a.m.
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Cities compete to win Bloomberg funds for innovative projects
One idea from Milwaukee: Turn foreclosed houses into local food processing and education centers. Yum!
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Street photographer gets screwed by corporation, responds by raising money for disadvantaged kids
Our favorite street photographer, Humans of New York, had his photos used without compensation. His response? Raising money to send kids to camp.
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From red to black: How Philly remade its transit system
In the '90s, Philadelphia's transit network was plagued by $75 million in debt and an FBI investigation. Now it's celebrating a major turnaround.
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‘LEGO bombing’ reveals the plastic-brick framework of your city
Street artists are filling holes in crumbling buildings with LEGO bricks. Or possibly the buildings are crumbling to reveal their LEGO cores.
