In 2009, Drew Philp bought an abandoned house in Detroit and worked with neighbors to fix it up. He discovered the power of ‘radical neighborliness’ to rebuild his struggling neighborhood.
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In 2009, Drew Philp bought an abandoned house in Detroit and worked with neighbors to fix it up. He discovered the power of ‘radical neighborliness’ to rebuild his struggling neighborhood.
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Architect Liz Ogbu has seen the pain gentrification creates for displaced communities. She wonders how we can create ways for longtime residents to stay and reap the benefits of gentrification.
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Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti says many modern cities feel cold, austere, and anonymous. He advocates for designing more vibrant and inclusive cities that are reminiscent of the scale of older cities.
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As Albuquerque’s mayor, Richard Berry tried a new approach to addressing panhandling: offering work and connecting homeless with city services. He says it’s a more humane option more cities can try.
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OluTimehin Adegbeye says that in the world’s megacities, the most vulnerable get left behind — including in her city, Lagos. But it’s these people, she says, that most deserve space in modern cities.
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The U.S. one-cent coin costs more money than its face value to produce, which has led to debate over whether it’s worth continuing to mint and keep in circulation. The Onion presents the case for and against getting rid of the penny.
CHICAGO—In what many have deemed a “missing link” of homosapien development, researchers at Northwestern University announced Friday that humans likely evolved fingers to help them stop dropping stuff. “Based on our analysis, early humans developed digits after centuries of being totally unable to grip things between…