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Mexico City is kicking its parking addiction. Can U.S. cities do the same?
Curbed - Patrick Sisson
By dropping rules that mandate more parking spaces, the largest city in North America will become more affordable and transit-friendly This week, Mexico City took a big step towards making housing more
The top 25 cities for the future
Business Insider - Melia Robinson and Dana Varinsky
By 2050, approximately two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities, up from just over half right now. In order to accommodate the masses, it's important for urban centers to rev up their for
‘Overpopulation’ Fears Are a Hoax. Here’s Why Higher Populations Are Actually a Good Thing.
dailysignal.com - Walter E. Williams
In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote “An Essay on the Principle of Population.” He predicted that mankind’s birthrate would outstrip our ability to grow …
17 Netflix Hidden Gems That'll Stretch Your Imagination
BuzzFeed - Andy Golder
Because good shows make you think.
The 24 most expensive cities around the world to rent a 2-bedroom apartment
Business Insider - Tanza Loudenback and Matthew Michaels
Housing costs likely eat up the biggest share of your paycheck, no matter where in the world you live. But looking at the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the world's largest cities, that number
The main reason Americans are ditching New York and flocking to cowboy land
Quartz - By Ana Campoy
New York may be a cultural mecca, the epicenter of global finance, and one of the world’s top fashion capitals, but it’s falling behind on a key factor that prompts people to pack their bags and move the
How to choose the best place to live for your career
Business Insider - Emma Fierberg, Alana Kakoyiannis and Dan Bobkoff
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 explains
The UK has more billionaires than ever. Under Labour we’ll all be on the rich list
The Guardian - Rebecca Long-Bailey
Britain is a wealthy country – but few people share in it. Unlike Theresa May, Labour wants a Brexit that builds a fairer society and an upgraded economy We are told Britain is getting richer, and yes,
The 26 major cities with the highest quality of life in the world
Business Insider - Will Martin
In 2017, for the first time, Deutsche Bank has included a ranking of the quality of life in 47 cities around the world. The ranking is based on eight sub-indexes compiled by crowd-sourced information Numbeo,
Where is the world's most sprawling city?
The Guardian - Douglas Murphy
Driving to work, driving to dinner, driving to meet friends … this quintessentially American invention requires a limitless supply of land and resources. Los Angeles is infamously sprawling but is it worst
China
12 eerie photos of enormous Chinese cities completely empty of people
Business Insider - Sarah Jacobs
Throughout China, there are hundreds of cities that have almost everything one needs for a modern, urban lifestyle: high-rise apartment complexes, developed waterfronts, skyscrapers, and even public art.
China is building a brand-new city twice the size of New York City
Business Insider - Chris Weller
On April 1, the Chinese government announced its plans to build the sprawling city across three existing counties. The effort is meant to ramp up local economies and provide residents with a cleaner, metropolis
The 13 most safe, cheap, and hygienic countries in the world to visit as a tourist
Business Insider - Thomas Colson
The World Economic Forum's "Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report," which is published every two years, measures the relative health of 136 leading countries' tourism sectors using a wide range of
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World’s newest mega-skyscraper opens in Seoul
inhabitat - by Lucy Wang
The world’s newest super-tall building has opened in Seoul, Korea. Clocking in at fifth tallest in the world, the Lotte World Tower is a 554.5-meter …
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Amazing images of London show the city's evolution over nearly 2,000 years
Business Insider - Leanna Garfield
London started as a small Roman settlement along the Thames River. But today, more than 8.6 million people call the place home. Here are 18 maps, paintings, and old-time photographs that show the journey
Amazing images of the world's greatest cities before they were cities
Business Insider - Leanna Garfield
Like all living things, cities have lifespans. Some, like Paris, are ancient — over 2,000 years old. Others are adolescent in comparison. Here are the maps, paintings, and old-time photographs that show
Abu Dhabi’s Plowing Ahead With These 10 Mega Projects During an Oil Slump
Bloomberg - Zainab Fattah
Abu Dhabi, which sits on about 6 percent of the world’s oil reserves, has pushed ahead with a construction program that began before crude prices …
6 before-and-after transformations of dead shopping malls that were given new lives
Business Insider - Leanna Garfield
With the rise of online shopping and changing consumer preferences, American malls have increasingly fallen out of fashion. Hundreds of malls have shut down in the past few decades, and about 15% of malls
This burning, collapsed Atlanta highway is American infrastructure in a nutshell
Salon - Jeremy Binckes
(AP Photo/David Goldman) A major Georgia highway is shut down, and there’s no alternative for the city’s upcoming gridlock March 31, 2017 7:23pm (UTC) On Thursday afternoon, a section of Interstate 85
The US can’t figure out how to measure the size of its Hispanic population
Quartz - By Dan Kopf
The US Census Bureau has a problem. When asked to identify their race, Americans increasingly say that they are “some other race,” an unhelpful distinction for statisticians. “We are concerned that if
FUTURE CITIES: Vancouver
Inverse - Lauren Razavi
How a city built for car owners is changing its ways. Vancouver gets good press. The city is invariably described by trend piece scribes as healthy, …
How to Make Urban Highways Vanish
CityLab - Andrew Small
Thanks to this free open-source mapping tool, you can digitally demolish your city’s loathed urban expressways and reveal what lies beneath. Imagine there’s no highway, it’s easy if you try—even easier,
All under one roof: how malls and cities are becoming indistinguishable
The Guardian - Stefan Al
Suburban malls may be a dying breed, but in cities from New York to Hong Kong, new malls are thriving by seamlessly blending into the urban fabric “We didn’t expect to see stores,” says Yulia, as her browses
7 Ways Earth Would Change If Our Moon Were Destroyed
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
For nearly the entire 4.5 billion year history of our Solar System, the Earth hasn’t been alone while we revolve around the Sun. Our giant lunar companion is larger and more massive than any other moon
Which countries make it hardest for citizens to live with foreign spouses
Quartz - By Cassie Werber & Christopher Groskopf
As a citizen of any free country, you might be forgiven for thinking that the person you marry will be able to live with you. But increasingly that’s not the case, especially as wealthy countries grow
No surprise here: Los Angeles is the world's most traffic-clogged city, study finds - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Associated Press
When it comes to getting stuck in traffic on the way to and from work, Los Angeles leads the world. Drivers in the region spent 104 hours each driving in congestion during peak travel periods last year.
‘Segregation Had to Be Invented’
The Atlantic - Alana Semuels
During the late 19th century, blacks and whites in the South lived closer together than they do today. CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Growing up here in the 1940s and 1950s, Sevone Rhynes experienced segregation every
11 new trailers you should watch this week
The Verge - Jacob Kastrenakes
11 new trailers to watch this weekend I love movies that take place in pretty much a single location. There's something really wonderful about watching a director make use of a limited space and budget
The Hidden Inequality Of America’s Street Design
Fast Company - By Diana Budds
New data shows that pedestrians in the U.S. are more likely to die if they’re poor, a person of color, uninsured, or old. Urban design has a long history of perpetuating racial and economic inequality,

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Mexico City is kicking its parking addiction. Can U.S. cities do the same?

The top 25 cities for the future

‘Overpopulation’ Fears Are a Hoax. Here’s Why Higher Populations Are Actually a Good Thing.

17 Netflix Hidden Gems That'll Stretch Your Imagination

The 24 most expensive cities around the world to rent a 2-bedroom apartment

The main reason Americans are ditching New York and flocking to cowboy land

How to choose the best place to live for your career

The UK has more billionaires than ever. Under Labour we’ll all be on the rich list

The 26 major cities with the highest quality of life in the world

Where is the world's most sprawling city?

12 eerie photos of enormous Chinese cities completely empty of people

China is building a brand-new city twice the size of New York City

The 13 most safe, cheap, and hygienic countries in the world to visit as a tourist

World’s newest mega-skyscraper opens in Seoul

Amazing images of London show the city's evolution over nearly 2,000 years

Amazing images of the world's greatest cities before they were cities

Abu Dhabi’s Plowing Ahead With These 10 Mega Projects During an Oil Slump

6 before-and-after transformations of dead shopping malls that were given new lives

This burning, collapsed Atlanta highway is American infrastructure in a nutshell

The US can’t figure out how to measure the size of its Hispanic population

FUTURE CITIES: Vancouver

How to Make Urban Highways Vanish

All under one roof: how malls and cities are becoming indistinguishable

7 Ways Earth Would Change If Our Moon Were Destroyed

Which countries make it hardest for citizens to live with foreign spouses

No surprise here: Los Angeles is the world's most traffic-clogged city, study finds - Los Angeles Times

‘Segregation Had to Be Invented’

11 new trailers you should watch this week

The Hidden Inequality Of America’s Street Design