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When Bikeshare Displaces Street Vendors, Everyone Loses
A Citibike rack in downtown Manhattan will displace street vendors who have long occupied the space. Photo credit: Angelo DeSantis via Flickr Creative Commons
When New York’s bikeshare system launches on Monday, one block’s street vendors will be evicted to make way for the new racks.
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Major League Soccer Headed to New York, Wants Free Land
MLS is expanding to New York, where New York City Football Club wants to build a new stadium on 10 acres of land in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
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A Dutch Approach to Flood and Drought Management Takes Root in St. Louis
Like many Midwest cities, St. Louis faces a future where both extreme flooding and drought are more common as a result of climate change.
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Cyclists Have to Fight Everywhere: Reading Into Pete Jordan’s ‘In the City of Bikes’
Cyclists in Amsterdam have it much easier than their counterparts in the U.S. But as Pete Jordan writes in his new book, they had to struggle for it.
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Meet Four Clevelanders Who Are Changing Their City
Next City’s Vanguard conference will be held in Cleveland. In addition to the 40 selected participants, we’re adding four more individuals from Cleveland.
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Silicon Valley Lacks Affordable Housing
A lot of the media coverage of Silicon Valley has centered on income inequality. Everyone should be worried about the lack of affordable housing.
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A Savvy Women’s Prayer Group Micro-Funds Its Own Small Miracles
When the Blessed Women’s prayer group of Kibera decided to start their own tiny micro-finance system, their earthly dreams starting to become reality.
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Handy Graphics Explain Parking Requirements in Dozens of Cities
An ongoing series of graphics deals with parking requirements in dozens of cities around the country.
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Chicagoans Opt to Pay for Police Cameras, Pigeon Protection
Chicago this month wrapped up a participatory budgeting vote to determine how to divvy up more than $4 million in infrastructure funds. Now the results are coming in.
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Could Newly-Elected Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti Spur A Clean Energy Boom?
Eric Garcetti was elected the new mayor of Los Angeles today. He has an ambitious plan that promises to create 20,000 jobs in the clean energy and water sector.
