By Sarah Yellin
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WWW: Unexpected urban gems
The Strip: the unexpected, all-American city? Examining how Las Vegas can be defined as a model for modern urban development, following the ever-evolving...
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WWW: Cities fighting for the death of car culture
Make cycling cool again How China is attempting to reverse its car-centric, status oriented, development agenda and re-popularize the bicycle utilizing...
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WWW: Street hawking economies are seeing changes
Increasing the hygienic standards for street food in rapidly developing urban centers In an effort to reduce food-borne illnesses that result from poor...
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WWW: Standing ground or biting the hand that feeds you?
Barcelona’s war on tourism How Barcelona is reclaiming the city for residents, not tourists in order to reinvigorate the central city and manage the...
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WWW: Inclusive urban visions
How to build inclusive communities Challenging urban segregation is essential for economic and social suitability but requires multiple forms of...
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WWW: Combating injustice with innovation and participation
Building floating cities in French Polynesia as an answer to climate change A Silicon Valley tech firm is developing self-contained, floating communities...
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WWW: Cities of the developing world: forgotten spaces, hidden gems, and big ideas
The edges of a mega-city This photo essay documents the fringes of Mexico City, showing the forgotten spaces of urban perimeters. Constructing a capital...
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WWW: Changing transportation to adapt to the technological age
How are ride sharing apps affecting public transit? While the effects ride share apps such as Uber on the taxi industry are evident, what have the impacts...
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WWW: Transit Transitions
Innovative on-demand bus service implemented in India The new service has faced legal and operational challenges but presents an interesting new...
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WWW: Stories of urban infrastructure
Learning from the mistakes of the High Line Planners rethink and reassess how the design of New York City’s High Line park could have better served the...
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WWW: Unique ideas for navigating the city
Tricking traffic in Cambridge, England Does creating an artificial roundabout to confuse drivers slow traffic or simply cause an existential crisis? A...
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WWW: Changing various urban spaces to better serve residents and businesses
How a rural town rebuilt its main street economy from the bottom up With small towns falling on tough economic times, one Mississippi town successfully...