Cities
Cities Are Eyeing Microtransit During COVID-19 Pandemic
From Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi, transit authorities are creating on-demand systems. But experts say there are tradeoffs
How Cities Plan to Keep Traffic Out When Lockdowns Lift
Extended bike lanes and wider sidewalks are among solutions to keep car traffic down as people continue to avoid public transit
Far From Home? These Regional Comfort Foods Can Be Shipped to Your Door
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in nationwide shipments of specialities from legendary restaurants
How Street Artists Around the World Are Reacting to Life With COVID-19
Graffiti artists and muralists are sending messages of hope and despair with coronavirus public art
How Epidemics of the Past Changed the Way Americans Lived
Past public health crises inspired innovations in infrastructure, education, fundraising and civic debate
The Pioneering Health Officer Who Saved Portland From the Plague
Tasked with curbing a 1907 outbreak, Esther Pohl emphasized the importance of clean, vermin-free environments
Urban Coyotes Eat a Lot of Garbage—and Cats
A new study shows how city-dwelling coyotes thrive by feasting on human-linked food sources
The Suffragist With a Passion for Saving Charleston's Historic Architecture
A century ago, Susan Pringle Frost tirelessly campaigned to save these South Carolina buildings from destruction
Mexico City Is Proposing to Build One of the World's Largest Urban Parks
More than twice the size of Manhattan, the park could restore the water systems of the region and serve as a model for cities around the world
Hong Kong's Sticky-Note Revolution
'Lennon Walls' have spread throughout Hong Kong and the world as a form of public protest and free expression
How Dog Parks Took Over the Urban Landscape
Birthed from the counterculture of the ’60s, the pet playground has witnessed a major shift in how Americans relate to their canines
Archaeologists Unearth Beads Made of Human Teeth in Ancient Turkish City
The molars found in Çatalhöyük are the first such beads found in the Near East
How Paris' Open-Air Urinals Changed a City—and Helped Dismantle the Nazi Regime
During World War II, the stalls served as rendezvous points for French Resistance fighters
How Cities and Lights Drive the Evolution of Life
Urbanization and the spread of artificial light are transforming all of earth's species, bringing about a host of unintended consequences
How New York City Found Clean Water
For nearly 200 years after the founding of New York, the city struggled to establish a clean source of fresh water
What the Fight Over Scooters Has in Common With the 19th-Century Battle Over Bicycles
The two-wheelers revolutionized personal transport—and led to surprising societal changes
Helping Delivery Robots Find Your Front Door
With a new navigation system from MIT, robots can decipher common landscape features, even in an unfamiliar environment
How Syndicated Columns, Comics and Stories Forever Changed the News Media
For many Americans, their "local" paper would soon look much like the paper read halfway across the country
Edward Norton on Why He Placed ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ in Robert Moses’ New York
The actor, director and screenwriter brings Jonathan Lethem's acclaimed novel to the screen—with a few unsubtle changes
Designing Floating Buildings With an Eye to the Marine Species Living Underneath
A prototype deployed in San Francisco Bay imagines the underside of a floating building as an upside-down artificial reef
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