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Oregon’s Buckled Roads and Melted Cables Are Warning Signs
This week, trapped under a stalled mountain of warm air called a heat dome, the Pacific Northwest got a taste…
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America’s ‘Smart City’ Didn’t Get Much Smarter
In 2016, Columbus, Ohio, beat out 77 other small and midsize US cities for a pot of $50 million that…
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Transit Agencies Are Trying Everything to Lure You Back
Last week in Washington, DC, the board of the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority did something almost unheard of: It offered…
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Life Style
10 Cities for Vacations Without a Car
If you’re planning a metropolitan getaway this summer, you’ll want to be sure to pick a destination that doesn’t require…
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The Pandemic Put an End to Rush Hour. What Happens Now?
Before everything got weird and terrible, there were these things called rush hours. Between, say, 6 am and 10 am,…
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This Arcane Manual Could Pave the Way to More Human-Friendly Cities
There’s a reason that a stop sign in Sheboygan looks like a stop sign in Seattle. There’s a reason that…
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Freedom, Mayhem, and the Uncertain Future of Revel’s Mopeds
People went wild for its shared rides. Then came trouble. Now the startup is hellbent to prove it can be…
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A Border Town Confronts the Reality of Police Surveillance
The council approved a measure that asks the Human Relations Commission to review the license plate program quarterly. Medina said…
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New York Returns Its Police ‘Robodog’ After a Public Outcry
The New York Police Department said Thursday it will stop using the “Digidog,” a four-legged robot occasionally deployed for recon…
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The WFH Exodus Creates an Opportunity for Small Cities
Much has been made of the pandemic-era exodus to Lake Tahoe, Martha’s Vineyard, or Aspen. White-collar workers, freed of the…
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