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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.
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These houses share a backyard, but it would take two hours to walk from one to the other
These Florida houses are essentially touching butts, but the nonsensical suburban road layout means they're still far, far apart.
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This may be the most fun bus stop in the world
Go to the right website, get a ride to work from a team of sled dogs. Good deal.
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Where will all the hipsters go?
Suburbs are attracting the cool kids, or at least trying to, according to recent news stories. What does this mean for cities?
