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Why it's useless to have borders between countries
Parag Khanna thinks our world map is all wrong, and it could be tearing us apart.At this year's TED Conference, Khanna, a best-selling author and urbanization expert, argued the lines we draw to divide...
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This Swedish city figured out a brilliant way to reduce downtown traffic
If you walk through a certain section of downtown Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city, you won't find big delivery trucks jamming up traffic like you do in places like New York City. If you do spy...
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7 mega projects that are remaking the world's greatest cities
All over the world, real estate developers and local governments are trying to find ways to cram people into denser and denser cities. In many cases, they're relying on mega projects, ranging from $4...
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One map shows the crazy supply chain journey of your gadgets
When Parag Khanna pictures a world map, it's probably not the one you or I might imagine.That's because Khanna, author of "Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization," thinks it's far...
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Why it's useless to have borders between countries
Parag Khanna thinks our world map is all wrong, and it could be tearing us apart.At this year's TED Conference, Khanna, a best-selling author and urbanization expert, argued the lines we draw to divide...
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An Indian city is getting driverless taxi pods that travel above the street
In an Indian city that hasn't had a functioning government in 40 years (these days, it's run mostly by corporations), federal oversight from New Delhi is finally relieving some of the burden — with...
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Social media could be the best way to predict gentrification
Gentrification is a constant in major cities, and it can contribute to massive problems, like the housing crisis enveloping San Francisco.It's hard for cities to take action if they don't have good...
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Chinese developers want to build a city covered in trees and shrubs from the...
Creating a city from scratch is no easy task, but one Chinese company could be banking billions that a so-called "Forest City"— a new high-tech, eco-friendly city covered head to toe in trees and...
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Research suggests people with this type of commute are happier than everyone...
If riding the subway puts you in a bad mood, you're not alone.Commuters are more likely to feel happier walking to work than taking any other form of transportation, according to a new study by...
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10 cities that are starting to go car-free
In 2015, Oslo announced a plan to ban all cars from its city center by 2019. Now, the country of Norway wants to take the initiative a step further.According to Time, Norway is preparing a bill that,...
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12 major cities that are starting to go car-free
In late 2016, Madrid's Mayor Manuela Carmena reiterated her plan to kick personal cars out of the city center.On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid's main avenue, the Gran Vía,...
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Here's what life is like in the world's most crowded cities
Urbanization is taking over the world.By the year 2050, 70% of the world will live in cities, according to the Population Reference Bureau.One of the most striking ways to see this growth is through...
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An urban designer explains why self-driving cars will only make life worse
Peter Calthorpe isn't interested in the wonder of self-driving cars picking kids up from school or fetching couch potatoes their fast food order.As the urban designer relayed from this year's TED...
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Richard Florida is the author of "The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It." Here, the urbanist...
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19 photos show what life is like in the world's most crowded cities
Urbanization is taking over the world.By the year 2050, 70% of the world will live in cities, according to the Population Reference Bureau.One of the most striking ways to see this growth is through...
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California once imagined a future without cars with this bike superhighway
Drivers in Los Angeles spend an average of 90 hours a year stuck in traffic. But back in the 1890s, California imagined a different future for the city's streets.The state planned to build a...
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New York's commuter nightmare is bad, but the world's most crowded cities are...
A July 17 track fire at New York City's 145th St. station caused citywide delays for commuters, and it was just the latest in a recent string of subway failures.Over the past several months, multiple...
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25 incredible photos revealing the history of America's first modern shopping...
When the Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota opened its doors in 1956, its design was revolutionary.Southdale was the first modern indoor mall in the US, and eventually became a national symbol of...
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Miami is getting a $120 million urban park from the designer of The High Line
Miami's Metrorail transit system, the majority of which runs above ground, stretches 24 miles from south to north in the city. But the areas underneath the metro's two lines, covered in dirt, grass,...
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13 cities that are starting to ban cars
In 2015, Oslo announced a plan to ban all cars from its city center by 2019. As the Guardian notes, the plan received some protest from businesses, so the city came up with a clever solution.Instead of...
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