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Recycling Our Cities, One Building at a Time From abandoned Japanese farmhouses to retired New York City water towers, builders are mining existing structures for materials to make new buildings greener. Where 'Vision Zero' Is Working A dramatic reduction in traffic deaths in US cities is possible, despite huge headwinds. In some places, progress is starting to become visible.  How to Drop a New Building on Top of an Old One The two elements of this Boston condo tower were built more than a century apart. Does this old-new architectural combination hold up? These Cities Have the Best Public Transit Systems A new report ranks post-pandemic transportation — and who's best prepared for getting residents around town in the future. CityLab's 2022 Holiday Gift Guide From Amtrak Joes to cycling bros, CityLab has a gift for every urbanist on your shopping list.

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An Architecture Critic's Street-Level Take on a Restless Metropolis In "The Intimate City," Michael Kimmelman takes readers on a series of history-laden strolls through a New York City that never stops changing.  It Takes a Village to Map the Urban Heat Island Effect Thousands of volunteers have taken part in a federal agency-led initiative to better understand where US cities' hot zones are.

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