- September 9, 2009 • 3:00 pm PDT
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What Does Teaching Creativity Look Like?
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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This Valentine's Day, Celebrate All Kinds of Love
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Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy
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Birth Control Costs More Than You Think—Even for the Lucky Ones
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork

A video tribute to life, love, and the moments in time that make up both.
Between the years of 2006 and 2009, spending on the arts and music in New York City public schools went in the opposite direction of overall...

This year, New York State rejiggered the standardized tests that it uses to measure the math and reading proficiency of its third through eighth...
And here's another fun chart: According to the most recent data from the New York City Department of Transportation, biking in the city...
Still looking for a way to lend a hand in the wake of last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti? Have you texted in aid, called in a pledge, and...

Josh Owens, also known as Mindrelic, created this wonderfully dramatic timelapse video of his favorite corners of New York City.

Local media is calling it a "war on cars." This chart shows that if it is a "war," the cars are winning.
There's a fascinating social experiment underway on the streets of New York, wherein the modern furniture company BluDot is depositing a series...

This pamphlet is worth looking at—even if you're not selling hot dogs, used books, or knock-off designer handbags.

Governor David Patterson just put the brakes on hydraulic fracturing, that scary way of getting natural gas that's gotten popular in upstate New York.

You've got two days left to submit ideas and have world class designers bring them to life. Here are some wild wishes submitted so far.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday that the city is partnering with Zipcar for the city's first official car sharing program.
Yesterday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented the welcomed news that its overburdened school system would be getting 42 more...

For a recent New York Times opinion piece, Bruce McCall imagines what the Big Apple might look like if all roads were car-free. It's not pretty.

Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and much of Long Island are terribly vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge.

Finding a free condom in New York City is now as simple as checking your smartphone.
Teens Turning Green is a national nonprofit devoted to education and advocacy around environmentally and socially responsible choices for...
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Fighting for farmers' markets (and the walkable neighborhoods that come with them) In 1976, Barry Benepe co-founded the Greenmarket, the largest,...
Anyone who has ever lived in or traveled to New York City can relate to the experience of staring into the city's iconic subway map in an effort...
