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Celebrities Funnel Star Power Into Saving Elizabeth Street Garden

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Patti Smith have joined legions of letter-writers entreating...

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Can Dubai Make This 40-Mile High Line a Reality?

As the Emirati city seeks to reduce its carbon footprint and wean locals away from car culture,...

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Urban Planning Our Way Out of the Car Culture Hellscape

In an exclusive excerpt of “Renewing the Dream: The Mobility Revolution and the Future of Los...

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A Memphis Riverfront Park Turns the Page on Its Fraught Past

Studio Gang and Scape transform an underused section of the Memphis riverfront into a thriving...

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Manhattan Gets a Beach—and an Art History Lesson

With the opening of Gansevoort Peninsula this month, Manhattan has welcomed its first public...

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What do Residents Gain From Well-Intentioned Neighborhood Rebrands?

More than a decade ago, the Denver Housing Authority embarked on an ambitious redevelopment plan...

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Is This the World’s Most Polarizing Bus Shelter?

In Los Angeles, a newly unveiled bus shelter prototype to address shade and light concerns within...

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The Overlooked Areas on This Year’s “Endangered Places” List

Miami’s Little Santo Domingo and Chinatowns in both Seattle and Philadelphia appear on the...

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Austin Trades In Weird for Innovation

A laid-back anomaly in a red state with the slogan “Keep Austin Weird,” the Texan capital has...

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New York’s Long-Delayed East Side Access Has Arrived

Originally slated for completion in 2009, on a $2.1 billion budget that has since swelled, the...

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Frederick Law Olmsted’s Iconic Green Spaces Are Under Threat

Though hundreds of parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted are listed on the National Register of...

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Can Google Solve the Bay Area’s Housing Crisis?

The tech giant aims to realize an arduous, decades-long proposal to develop nearly 15,000 housing...

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SoHo’s Unlikely Renaissance Captured Lightning in a Bottle

With the news of Bernard Marson’s passing, we reflect on how the architect and developer...

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Toronto’s Scrapped Smart City Reflects Distrust in Tech

An ill-fated proposal by Google-affiliate Sidewalk Labs to build a data-driven smart city in...

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Can a Group of Designers Solve London’s Urban Challenges?

London mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed a diverse roster of architects as Design Advocates who will...