Los Angeles firefighters fought investments in safer streets. For decades, fire regulations have made roads deadlier.

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Protesters gather on the west steps of Los Angeles City Hall to demonstrate against traffic violence in the city.
To highlight the release of a report titled `Traffic Violence in Los Angeles / Why Los Angeles Gets an `F' Grade for 2023'' Streets Are For Everyone organized a rally on the west steps of City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Austin is deeply tied to San Francisco and Miami to New York in a world of connected 'meta cities,' report finds

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Atmosphere during weekend two, day two of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Atmosphere during weekend two, day two of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Hallmark-style holiday markets are tiny examples of how much better our cities could be

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People visit Union Square holiday market as Christmas approaches on December 19, 2022 in New York City.
People visit Union Square holiday market as Christmas approaches on December 19, 2022 in New York City.

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The key to solving loneliness and pollution might be giving up cars and hanging out in the street. It's working in Barcelona.

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Several people walk along Consell de Cent street on September 8, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Several people walk along Consell de Cent street — part of a "superblock" — on September 8, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill

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Homes line the Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California, a publicly-owned municipal golf course owned by the City and County.
Homes line the Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California, a publicly-owned municipal golf course owned by the City and County.

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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia wants to make the rest of the country more like Long Beach, California

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Rep.-Elect Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Will Rollins (R), a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from California, arrive at an orientation meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Rep.-Elect Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Will Rollins (R), a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from California, arrive at an orientation meeting in the U.S.

Trump's plan to build 10 new American cites is a right-wing dream of 'trad havens for beautiful families,' the internet's favorite architecture critic says

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Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during the 50th annual March for Life rally on January 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.
As president, Donald Trump signed an executive order making classical architecture the preferred style for federal buildings and called modernist architecture "ugly and inconsistent."

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