After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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Copenhagen's once-industrial port has been planned to make everything, from schools and play areas to businesses and recreational spaces, accessible within five minutes
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The Costco of housing is…Costco?
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The future of land use and incremental development
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Why eight Tokyo minutes from office to metro is too long – The city is seeing a boom in commercial construction but labour scarcity has made location a critical concern for companies
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Lessons from the golden age of the mall walkers
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Evaluating the significance of San Lorenzo Village, a mid-20th century suburban community
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A radical fix for Britain’s housing crisis: A new offshore city
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California Forever pulls measure to build Bay Area city
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Arlington Virginia missing middle trial heralds legal fight over suburban zoning
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Houston has seen a gentle density revolution since the 1990s. Allowing neighborhoods to opt out of citywide reforms was crucial.
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Why every city wants a Wrigley Field
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The methodical plan to erase Chicago
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Saudi Arabia’s 105-mile long Line city has been cut a little short – by 103.5 miles
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Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous
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Copenhagen is just one city among many around the world taking a novel approach to prevent repeated flooding. It is becoming a sponge.
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The battle for Central Park
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What Texas can teach San Francisco and London about building houses: it’s not a housing crisis — it’s a planning crisis
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Why we can’t build better cities (ft. Not Just Bikes)
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‘We’ve lost the art of city building’: can the planner behind a tech-funded metropolis win over the skeptics?
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Berkeley's upzoning would be among America's largest
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More lanes are (still) a bad thing
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The farmers had what the billionaires wanted
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Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland
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The case for American single-stair multifamily
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You don't need a license to walk
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The Masterplan vision for Gelephu Mindfulness City unveiled
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Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car
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Exploring Art Deco architecture's evolution from its 1920s roots to its modern resurgence in Art Deco 2.0
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The old new way to provide cheap housing
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Barcelona car free super blocks have social benefits - help reduce loneliness
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Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’
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Joe Biden administration offers $35 billion in low-interest loans to support US transit-oriented development
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Children, left behind by suburbia, need better community design
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SolarPunk vs CyberPunk: Our cities' last hope?
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Chicago doesn’t own its own streets
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How the Blitz enhanced London’s economy (2018)
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Avoriaz: a ski city in the sky
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Why don't cities use hexagon blocks?
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Ending minimum parking requirements was a policy win for the Twin Cities
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How much of your US city is parking lots?
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Tech billionaires launch California ‘utopia’ website
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Here’s what it takes to get speed humps approved on just one US block
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American cities don't take sidewalks seriously, costing pedestrians their lives and communities
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Can infill development save cities?
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The Silicon Valley elite who want to build a city from scratch
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Exposed: Slum photography was at the heart of progressive campaigns against urban poverty. And it was a weapon against poor people.
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If we want a shift to walking, we need to prioritize dignity
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The bewildering architecture of skybridges
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New York City announces major public space and transit improvements for Downtown Brooklyn
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