Cities
Air Pollution May Diminish the Benefits of Exercise
You might want to rethink that walk along the smoggy roadway
Can Honeybees Monitor Pollution?
The tiny pollinators are useful sentinels of what’s going on in an ecosystem, and might just be environmentalists’ best asset
Five Questions You Should Have About Google's Plan to Reinvent Cities
A waterfront neighborhood in Toronto will be a test bed for technological innovations. It also raises concerns about privacy.
What the Housing Market in America Needs Is More Options
From granny pods to morphing apartments, the future of shelter is evolving
The Man Dead Set On Building an Offshore Wind Farm on Lake Erie
Lorry Wagner has Cleveland on track to lead a nascent offshore wind industry in the U.S., creating clean energy and jobs for a city in need of both
How Instagram Is Changing the Way We Design Cultural Spaces
As neighborhoods, restaurants and museums become more photogenic, are we experiencing an "Instagramization" of the world?
A Short History of the Crosswalk
Pedestrian crosswalks and roads have a complicated relationship
When Halloween Was All Tricks and No Treats
Nineteenth-century urbanization unleashed the nation's anarchic spirits, turning holiday mischief into mayhem
This Philly Transformation Plan Rethinks the Neighborhood School
The city housing authority’s designs for a mixed-income community include a once-shuttered high school that could guard against displacement amid change
Are Self-Driving Cars the Future of Mobility for Disabled People?
Combining machine learning, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles could revolutionize how people with disabilities get around their communities
New Species of Fly Found Breeding on Central Park Duck Droppings
The creatures are likely drawn to the area by the high concentrations of duck poop
The Modern World Depends on Humble Cement
Portland cement is a key ingredient in one of the world’s most common materials
Museum Devoted to Street Art Opens in Berlin
The façade of the five-story building is covered in large murals
New York City Could Finally Lose Its Prohibition-era Dancing Rule
The infamous "Cabaret Law" is rooted in racism
The Civil War Draft Riots Brought Terror to New York’s Streets
This dark event remains the largest civil insurrection—the Civil War itself aside—in American history
How Mexico City’s Unique Geology Makes Deadly Earthquakes Even Worse
The entire country—but especially the capital—has all the ingredients for seismic catastrophe
Can the World’s Megacities Survive the Digital Age?
Like companies, megacities must adapt
The Transformation of the American Shopping Mall
Headlines claim malls are dying, and some are. But many others are having second lives as churches, schools, hospitals, even farms
Five Architects on the One Building They Wish Had Been Preserved
From an elegant solution to urban density to a magnificent financial hub
Are Craft Breweries the Next Coffeehouses?
Taprooms springing up across the country are cultivating communities and helping to revitalize entire neighborhoods
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