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Posted on December 21, 2022

The decline of the city grid

The oldest form of city planning is falling out of fashion

https://www.economist.com/interactive/christmas-specials/2022/12/20/the-decline-of-the-city-grid

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

Why The City Will Survive The Age Of Pandemics And Remote Work

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Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021

Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?

In recent years, more cities have started to seriously rethink some of their highways. The Congress for the New Urbanism, a group that tracks highway removals, counted 33 proposed projects in 28 American cities. And the idea is being discussed in many others.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/27/climate/us-cities-highway-removal.html

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021

If You Build It, They Will Bike: Pop-Up Lanes Increased Cycling During Pandemic

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/climate/bikes-climate-change.html
Posted on February 3, 2021

U.S. Cities Are Vastly Undercounting Emissions, Researchers Find

Inconsistent and flawed data is undercutting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from American cities, according to a new study.

www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/climate/cities-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html

Posted on February 1, 2021

Lego Bike Lanes

www.theverge.com/2021/1/31/22252640/lego-bike-lane-cities-cars-ideas-street

Posted on January 31, 2021

Renumbering

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/27/nyregion/brooklyn-streets-numbers-renaming.html

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Why Should We Ever Return to Living and Working So Close Together?

Because neither the United States nor the world can do without cities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/opinion/cities-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare

Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Times Square, Grand Central and the Laws That Build the City

A virtual tour looks at the legal battles and innovations behind 42nd Street. Our critic chats with the Harvard professor Jerold S. Kayden.

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Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

That’s a wrap! A special message from the Festival’s co-directors

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