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City planning
As drive-thrus get bigger, some cities aren't lovin' it
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Apr 18, 2024
The rise of online ordering drives restaurant chains to build more drive-thrus, but traffic and walkability concerns have led to bans.
The pandemic poses challenges and new opportunities for city planning
Nov 27, 2020
New ways of urban living could emerge as the pandemic changes how people gather and move about cities.
With fewer cars on the road, some cities make more space for walking
by
Jack Stewart
Apr 13, 2020
Oakland is one of the cities experimenting with closing streets to through traffic to give room to pedestrians and cyclists to maintain social distancing.
Cities face a new battle over space on their streets and curbs
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 24, 2019
Instant deliveries and ride-sharing.services have increased demand for limited real estate.
Why flood maps may not include areas that actually flood
by
Ryan Kailath
Oct 12, 2017
The maps take data from past disasters and apply it to future risk, but the calculations can get tricky — and political.
Can compassion have economic benefits?
Aug 29, 2017
Louisville, Kentucky, is providing compassion training in public schools and the city’s jail.
A game of (porcelain) thrones
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 23, 2014
Yes, they actually counted how many toilets exist in your city.
For public good, not for profit.
Mapping the city, statistic by statistic
by
Ben Johnson
and Abraham Moussako
Jul 21, 2014
The map, one of the central elements of navigation, has expanded in capability since the form has been translated to digital. Case in point, the MIT Media Lab’s “You Are Here” project is a collection of maps that visualize a variety of datasets over space. Things from bike accidents to coffee shops, graffiti reports, and […]
A small pocket of Detroit is thriving, but it's not a comeback city yet
by
Sarah Hulett
Jun 3, 2013
There's an urban revival in the downtown neighborhood of Midtown, but the level of affluence is less than in other reviving urban centers.
What makes a city walkable?
Jan 3, 2013
According to urban planner Jeff Speck, designing cities for cars makes cities "crappy," but making a city walkable is no easy task.