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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