cities
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#BlackFridayParking Highlights Just How Much Of The US Is Wasted On Parking Lots
A quick survey of any superstore in the US will show you that Americans devote far too much real estate to the parking of its vehicles. But wait, argue businesses, we need that parking for our customers! Yet even today, on the biggest shopping day of the year, chances are the parking lots near you…
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90 Years Ago, The Los Angeles Subway Was Born In This Lost Tunnel
By now almost everyone knows that Los Angeles has a subway. But did you know that this is not the first subway that LA has ever had?
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Behold The Dizzying Pedestrian Bridge Copenhagen Is Building Above Its Harbour
Cities can learn a lot from Copenhagen’s multimodal ways. But how about this inspiring piece of infrastructure from the Danish city: Instead of simply adding a frilly statue to mark its harbour’s entrance, this bridge incorporates housing and provides a stunning vista for tourists and residents alike.
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The Secret History Of Silicon Valley And The Toxic Remnants Of The First Computers
Today, Silicon Valley is a dreamy officescape, a place where ideas and networks are currency. But in the 1960s and ’70s, Silicon Valley proper manufactured hardware — and this industrial boom created one of the most polluted places in America.