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@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Uber Rewards Is a Bad Deal for Cities Hoping to Reduce Congestion

It rewards passengers for riding alone. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

From Paris to Madrid, 2018 Was a Battle for a Car-Free Europe

From Paris to Madrid, efforts to curb the use of automobiles formed a battleground across Europe, and sparked a fierce backlash. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Government Shutdown Is Ending. For Airports, It’s Just In Time

"I can hear stress in their voice that didn’t used to be there." | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Why Mayors Are Running

"We have dysfunction versus function; no progress versus results. And I think that’s what a mayor offers.” | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Cities Can Bridge the Digital Divide by Offering Free Tech Support

Access to the internet, a device, and training is the "three-legged stool" of digital inclusion. But what use is a computer that doesn't work? | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Uber Rewards Is a Bad Deal for Cities Hoping to Reduce Congestion

It rewards passengers for riding alone. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Another Study Blames Uber and Lyft for Public Transit’s Decline

A new paper adds to the evidence that ride-hailing is partially responsible for fading public transit use. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Could High-Speed Rail Ease California’s Housing Crisis? See Japan

A UCLA study compares the Japanese Shinkansen network to California's controversial high-speed rail project. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: A Pilot's View on Unpaid Air Traffic Control

Also: Could high-speed rail ease California’s housing crisis? And the moon lands on the High Line. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

A Priceless Archives of American Architecture Publishing

Meet George Smart, a Modernism fan now obsessed with assembling the largest open digital archive of 20th century U.S. architecture magazines. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Is a Waterfront ‘Youth District’ What Buenos Aires Needs?

The city hopes to revitalize the area, but critics say the plan is socially exclusive, too commercial, and environmentally risky. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Could High-Speed Rail Ease California’s Housing Crisis? See Japan.

A UCLA study compares the Japanese Shinkansen network to California's controversial high-speed rail project. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Moon Lands on the High Line

Oliver Jeffers’s new installation, The Moon, The Earth and Us pays tribute to the most famous photograph taken of earth and questions our place in the universe. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Another Study Blames Uber and Lyft for Public Transit’s Decline

A new paper adds to the evidence that ride-hailing is partially responsible for fading public transit use. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Mapping the Uneven Effects of the Next Automation Wave

The job disruptions of the "AI Era" are coming for the heartland. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Where Youth Find Their Partners in Crime

A new study examines the role of neighborhood proximity and school segregation in the clustering of youth crime. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: The Battle for Queens Isn’t Just About Amazon

Also: Mayors escalate their shutdown plans, and why paper maps still matter. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

London’s Mayor Campaigns on Rent Control, But He Can’t Do It Alone

It's a power move that could still change the direction of London's housing market. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

London’s Next Concert Hall Design Looks Crazy, but the Design Has a Purpose

The new music center could, regardless of its aesthetics, help to make the Barbican’s fortress walls feel more bridgeable. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

‘This is a Man-Made Disaster’: Mayors Escalate Their Own Shutdown Plans

Hundreds of mayors gathered in D.C. heard House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s pitch to end the shutdown. And they floated new ideas for taking matters into their own hands. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Why Paper Maps Still Matter in the Digital Age

If you want to really learn your way around, get it in print. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Battle for Queens, New York, Is Not Just About Amazon

Protesters are trying to keep Target out of a residential neighborhood. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: America’s Mayors Convene in Shutdown City

Also: Roads are getting more dangerous for pedestrians, and the 2020 census is still in big trouble. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Your Wedding Is Now a Chance to Crowdfund Your First Home

Young couples are using wedding registries as a chance to get closer to buying their first house. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

American Roads Are Getting More Dangerous for Pedestrians

Pedestrian fatalities have climbed 35 percent since 2008, and the government's car-crash watchdogs are furloughed. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The 2020 Census Is Still in Big Trouble

The Supreme Court could decide the fate of the citizenship question that the Trump administration is determined to add to the census. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

London’s Next Concert Hall Design Looks Crazy, But the Design Has a Purpose

The new music center could, regardless of its aesthetics, help to make the Barbican’s fortress walls feel more bridgeable. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

How Geocities Suburbanized the Internet

A site built on the principles of suburbanization and manifest destiny, Geocities helped Americans make sense of the early internet. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work

Data shows that differences in how Americans commute are baked into the country's economic and political geography. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: How Geocities Suburbanized the Internet

Also: A black-led food co-op grows in Detroit, and Tokyo offers free food to ease subway crowding. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work

Data shows that differences in how Americans commute are baked into the country's economic and political geography. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The Controversial Renovation of Montreal’s Beloved Public Park

Parc-Jean Drapeau’s redesign attempts to balance priceless serenity and outdoor art with profitable festivals. Many Montrealers are skeptical. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

How Geocities Created the Internet’s First Suburbs

A site built on the principles of suburbanization and manifest destiny, Geocities helped Americans make sense of the early internet. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

L.A.'s Measure M Voters Fund Transit, but Don't Use It

A survey of L.A.'s Measure M supporters finds important lessons for other cities trying to rally transit support. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Swedish Approach to Road Safety: 'The Accident Is Not the Major Problem'

Sweden's top traffic safety strategist visits New York to share lessons from the original "Vision Zero." | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Tokyo’s New Strategy for Easing Subway Overcrowding: Free Soba, Tempura

To curb overcrowding in the morning, the city will reward riders with buckwheat noodles and fried goods for traveling outside peak hours. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

A Black-Owned Food Co-op Grows in Detroit

A group plans to bring good food and wages to underserved communities. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Just like Confederate monuments, President Trump’s vision of a massive wall along the Mexican border is really about propaganda and racial oppression. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids

In a plan to help families and reduce car usage, anyone under 11 years old will be able to ride metro and buses for free, as will people with disabilities under 20. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

300 Years of Urbanization and Farming Transformed the Planet

Animations based on scientific data show urban areas, cropland, and pastureland overtaking wild and semi-wild parts of the planet since 1700. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Will Cities Pay Federal Workers During the Shutdown?

San Jose is offering its airport workers loans during the shutdown. More cities are following. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: How Populism Takes Hold in Superstar Cities

Also: Why isn’t L.A.’s transit tax working? And it’s a weird time to be a thrift store. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free For Kids

In a plan to help families and reduce car usage, anyone under 11 years old will be able to ride metro and buses for free, as will people with disabilities under 20. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Marie Kondo, Fast Fashion, and the Thrift-Store Boom

Netflix’s hit show has everyone tidying up, but that's not the only reason second-hand stores are being flooded with donations. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

The ‘Marie Kondo Effect’ Comes at a Weird Time for Thrift Stores

Netflix’s hit show has everyone tidying up, but that's not the only reason second-hand stores are being flooded with donations. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Where Your Pizza Comes With a Side of Organ Music

Restaurateurs wanted a special attraction, and theater organs had been gathering dust since the silent-movie era. "Pizza and pipes" was born. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Rise and Fall of New Year’s Fitness Resolutions, in 5 Charts

"Fall Off the Wagon Day" is expected February 9. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago