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Seven U.S. Mayors Pitched the DOT Like a Bunch of Tech Entrepreneurs
The final hurdle for the $50 million Smart Cities Challenge was a little goofy.
If Britain Leaves the EU, Paris Wants London's Business
You'll always have Paris, say French business leaders.
A Gorgeous, Dreamlike Tribute to San Francisco's Fog
Step into a world of ghostly shapes and meditative music with Hey Karl.
3D-Printed Weather Stations Will Bring Zambia the Latest Forecast
The apparatus costs just $300, with replaceable parts that can easily be printed.
Portraits of the Neighborhood
One artist is painting 200 residents of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to forge connections in one of the most rapidly changing parts of the borough.
Facing the Energy Burden
A new video documents a solar initiative that aims to relieve economic pressures on low-income families.
The Damaging Influence of Outside Money on Local Elections
The increasing influence of outside spending on municipal elections is creating imbalances in leadership. Cities have powerful models to fix that.
Crime in America Is Going Down (Sort Of)
New stats on U.S. imprisonment rates suggest a complicated future for criminal-justice reform.
Which U.S. Cities Suffer the Most During a Recession?
A new study charts the business cycles of the nation’s largest metros across three periods of economic decline.
In Saudi Arabia, a Rare Tax on Wealthy Landowners
Saudi Arabia’s affordable housing crisis has spurred the kingdom to tax landowners sitting on undeveloped property.
Hurts So Good: The Museum of Broken Relationships Opens in Los Angeles
The U.S. welcomes a branch of the bittersweet Croatian museum.
A Painstaking Remake of History's Earliest Elevation Map
A British artist is tracing the curious invention of contour lines.
The 'Browning' of the U.S. Working Class
People of color will be a majority in the American working class by 2032, according to a new analysis.
San Francisco Deduces the Exact Center of the City, for Some Reason
It took satellites and a $35,000 gadget to mark the geographic center, which is almost certainly wrong.
Mexico City's Invisible Rivers
One group is fighting to uncover the 45 rivers that flow under the Aztec capital, hidden underground for decades.
France Launches a New Terror Alert App Ahead of the Euro 2016 Soccer Championship
With millions of sports fans expected to fill multiple venues over the weeks-long event, the French are beefing up security.
Mapping 6,000 Years of Urban Settlements
A new study by researchers at Yale University maps urban centers from 3700 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
How Much Does Sprawl Cost American Commuters?
More than $107 billion annually, or about $1,400 per commuter, a new analysis finds.
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