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Can technology free elevators from their up-down cages?

Reengineering Elevators Could Transform 21st-Century Cities

London plane trees, like these in Cadman Park in Brooklyn, New York, are one of the most popular species for shading urban streets.

Cities Need More Than Air Conditioning to Get Through Heat Waves

By Nicholas Rajkovich
Manchester Victoria railway station which has reopened one week after being the the scene of a terror attack in Manchester, northern England on May 30, 2017.

FT Makes Ham-Fisted Comparison Between Uber and Bob Moses

By Brady Dale
Today thousands of empty suburban malls dot the American landscape.

The Mall Isn’t Dead—It’s Just Changing

By Stefan Al
The Statue of Liberty stands in the foreground as Lower Manhattan is viewed at dusk, September 8, 2016 in New York City.

The US Only Has Three Truly Global Cities—NYC, LA and SF

By Bradley Tusk
Aside from the infamous cases of New York, Barcelona and Berlin, Airbnb has been welcomed around the world due to its collaborative approach.

Why Airbnb Is Welcome in Some Cities and Not in Others

By Pinar Ozcan
Bill de Blasio at the opening reception of the The New York Times Cities for Tomorrow conference 2014.

Bill de Blasio Hearts ‘The New York Times’

By Jill Colvin
Brooklyn is contagious. (Getty)

Newsflash: Brooklyn Is Not the New Brooklyn

By C. S. Phoenix

Why Companies Are Always Dying and Cities Are Hard to Kill

By Mike Taylor
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