Guest blogger Seth Shostak proposed painting our roads white a few days ago, creating somewhat of a hubbub. The idea of painting roofs white is a...
During a decade when Americans returned to cities for the first time in 50 years, it surprises me that "urban" can still be a code word for...
"Feral houses" and other indigenous species of the rust belt
I live in the rust belt and have always found beauty in urban decay. So it will...
I don't know what it is about overhead greenery that's so compelling, but Oobject's list of 12 Stunning Rooftop Gardens, a collection of photos...
Crucial stepping stones on the pathway to a climate pact.
There are plenty of folks who are calling December's climate treaty summit in...
David Byrne, whom we all know and love as the founder of the Talking Heads, muses on the perfect city in the Wall Street Journal and makes this...
New York is considering banning tobacco smoking in public places-part of a public health campaign called Take Care New York that, while a little...
This Friday, September 18, is Park(ing) Day, when people across the nation (and the world) turn metered parking spaces into temporary parks. The...
Bus travel in the United States often finds itself the victim of unwarranted negative stigma. But as we've mentioned before, by improving the...
The new White House Farmers' Market opened this morning. Michelle Obama had this to say:
Farmers' markets are a simple but major ingredient in...
Humanity 101 Campaign Cities could create curricula and coursework on the subject of humanity and make it available at all public institutions...
Habitual Ritual Cities could help establish new rituals that are meaningful on a local level, and encourage and support the positive...
Are you a relatively educated, culturally with-it young person looking to live in a city with same? Well, here is your list of places to live....
"Walking in L.A." is a pretty decent 1982 song that's more famous than it deserves to be. This is due to a signature lyric which has become...
Sure, Central Park is nice...for some of the year, at least. But how convenient would it be to just have an airport there instead. So convenient,...
Attention fans of fresh food and smart design: You have until tonight-11:59pm PST to be exact-to submit your idea for bringing locally-grown food...
With the number of bike commuters up by nearly 40 percent since 2003, local governments are starting to get hip to the needs of cyclists. This...
How can better design ensure that food grown by local farmers is delivered and distributed to urban residents?
A contest sponsored by GOOD, The...
Speaking of farmers markets, the nonprofit American Farmland Trust recently held a poll to select "America's Favorite Farmers Markets." Nearly...
People who love cities have known for years what the rest of the country is just starting to figure out: urban life is a beautiful thing. But...
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