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Why Cities Should Embrace "Psychogeography"
Neuroscientist Colin Ellard explains the intersection of psychology, architecture, and urban design
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The troubling ways wealthy parents pick schools
Interview data from Houston parents shows that when it comes to their kids’ education, race plays a role in decisions.
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What 2016 Will Look Like for Transit in the Sun Belt
Here’s a snapshot of major projects in Los Angeles, Dallas, and Phoenix, among other places, unfolding in the upcoming year.
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See the 8 cities with new mayors taking office next month
Houston, Philadelphia, and Indianapolis are among the major U.S. cities poised to get new mayors in January.
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Salvation Army Aims to Address Poverty’s Data Vacuum
For all the resources and attention paid to combating poverty, the whole endeavor suffers from relatively limited lack of data.
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Download our last podcast of 2015
Our latest podcast features a discussion with an artist who explains why urban architecture makes the perfect topic for a coloring book.
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Historic Houston; Ballpark Development; and Tainted Water: Urban Insights From Around The Web
A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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Ferguson, Occupy Wall Street, and the rise “Infrastructural Citizenship”
Since WWII, public infrastructure has played a pivotal role in public debates.
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Chart of the Week: Cities Are More Focused on Mitigating Climate Change than Adapting to It
The biggest hurdles cities around the world face in their climate planning efforts is unsurprisingly simple: money.
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Take a Look at These Amazing Images of Cable Cars Around the World
Kinder Institute researchers make the case for why cities should seriously consider cable-propelled transit.
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