Tokyo Journal: Splitting a Hip Neighborhood, in More Ways Than One
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A plan to slice Shimokitazawa in half with an 81-foot-wide road has set off a rare battle for preservation in one of AsiaÂs trendiest metropolises.
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Cut-outs in clothing may be cool, but when in Asia, make sure they stop at your socks.
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LOS ANGELES - Warning: suburban sprawl may be hazardous to your health. A report scheduled to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents in less sprawled-out areas...
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Warning: Suburban sprawl may be hazardous to your health. A report released Monday found that people who live in sprawling metropolitan areas are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties than residents of more compact cities...
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By Adam Lynn and Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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By Julia Glick, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Jun.
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I am a professor of geography visiting Taiwan, and have read about the proposed construction of a freeway from Taipei to Hualien. The experience of communities in North America and Europe has been fairly consistent
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That's hyper as in linked and local as in location. It's a new kind of city in which you're never out of touch and never, ever out of options.
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By By Melanie Sill, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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NEW YORK -- Two blocks south of Madison Square Garden, in a microcosm of what New Yorkers have been experiencing all week in this busy midtown neighborhood, a few feet of pavement told a tale of two cities.
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Real estate in New York City has a way of looming large in matters of the heart.
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By David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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A report to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents in less
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In one of this city's relatively posh neighborhoods, there is a compound full of specialists.
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Never a dull moment in local these days as I learn of new sites almost daily. I spoke this morning with Ben Saren, CEO of Boston-based Citysquares, another &#8220;hyperlocal&#8221; site focused on building out neighborhood listings and community. Right now the site only covers the Boston area but Saren envisions expansion and scaling.  We discussed all [...]