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October 27, 2015
October 27, 1904: The New York City Subway System Opens
“The bearing of this upon social conditions can hardly be overestimated.”
Richard Kreitner
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August 28, 2015
Former Residents of New Orleans’s Demolished Housing Projects Tell Their Stories
When public housing was demolished post-Katrina, black women were especially hard hit. A new report examines what their lives look like now.
Dani McClain
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August 27, 2015
Hey, LA: Here’s How You Say ‘No’ to the Olympics
Just last month, Boston became the first American city in almost 45 years to say ‘no’ to hosting the Olympics. LA, it’s your turn.
Jonathan Cohn and Robin Jacks
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July 24, 2015
Uber Wins a Battle With New York, Now It’s War
The fight over NYC’s Uber cap is just the beginning of a deeper struggle over the future of transportation and the gig economy.
Michelle Chen
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May 20, 2015
How Defunding Derails Our Infrastructure
John Boehner claims public financing had nothing to do with the Amtrak disaster, but like so many others, it can be directly traced to funding shortfalls.
John Nichols
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May 13, 2015
Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure
Too many derailments, too many bridge collapses. The neglect has got to stop.
John Nichols
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March 4, 2015
Ten Urban Experiments That Your City Should Adopt
From Atlanta to Los Angeles, cities are becoming greener, healthier, and more humane.
Sasha Abramsky
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August 1, 2014
Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works
As young community leaders take office and a progressive power base grows, machine politics is losing its grip on the Big Apple.
Max Rivlin-Nadler
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July 8, 2014
Yes, Arresting Subway Dancers Is Still a Way of Criminalizing Black Youth
However one feels about subway dancers’ high flying antics, we should be able to agree they shouldn’t be arrested.
Mychal Denzel Smith
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March 27, 2014
3 Ways Public Transportation Makes Life Better for Pretty Much Everyone
Every $1 billion invested in the U.S. transportation infrastructure supports and creates some 47,500 jobs.
Katrina vanden Heuvel