
It turns out most of us value nearby stores and parks rather than McMansions. Luckily, that's probably where we're headed.

For anyone interested in getting around without a car, the new transportation legislation holds nothing but bad news.

This heatwave would suck less if all our roofs were painted white.

One-upping "fair-weather" Occupy Wall Streeters with hypothermia isn't just unhealthy, it's also terrible politics.

In an age where online communities often get more attention than our real-life ones, what's the role of the neighborhood?

Doom and gloom above Chicago makes for a rather beautiful sight. If the apocalypse looks like this, it might not be so bad.

Londoners learn how to share the street without barriers to keep vehicles and pedestrians apart.

Some cities are more recession-proof than others. Here's where to wait out the economic downturn.

A national "Imagination Summit" wants to help schools figure out how to bring creativity and innovation to the classroom. Is it really that difficult?

Owning a home may be a pipe dream for millennials. Here's how members of Generation Rent differ from their parents.
Three-year degree programs save money and help students get on with their lives, but American students aren't signing up. They should be.

Almost 20 years after the Rodney King riots, America has yet to address the serious issues that led to them.

In New York State, the possible closure of just one nuclear plant shows how complicated shutting one of these monsters down can be.

This guy gets a ticket for not riding in a NYC bike lane. Then, to protest, he crashes his bike full on into anything and everything in a bike lane.

A local designer created a coffee table and placed it at the bus stop of a busy intersection in the city's Koreatown. The result is fun to watch.

Mapnificent is a map application that provides a brilliant new way of looking at your local geography. Why didn't Google think of this?