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Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) is the most northerly city in the Americas with a metropolitan population of more than one million…

Cities & CommunitiesApril 25, 2013

In the U.S. and elsewhere, the way to get public officials' attention to municipal woes such as potholes, broken streetlamps and…

Cities & CommunitiesMarch 14, 2013

The concept of what an alley is varies from place to place. But alleys everywhere are in a state of flux, changing and responding…

Cities & CommunitiesMay 30, 2012

Only in New York, kids only in New York. That is closing line on New York Post columnist Cindy Adams' usual run down of the weird…

Cities & CommunitiesApril 19, 2012

Oklahoma is just south enough to be outside the Snow Belt i.e., it may snow, but not at the epic levels seen in Minneapolis and…

Cities & CommunitiesFebruary 3, 2012

George Weir of Escondido has volunteered for three years, investing $80,000-$100,000 annually of his company resources to repair…

Cities & CommunitiesFebruary 1, 2012

The way money is allocated in most cash-strapped cities, counties and townships across America, it often seems like a matter of…

Cities & CommunitiesOctober 6, 2011

In a city like New York there is a subterranean world. Pet alligators once flushed down toilets are rumored to roam the sewers –…

Cities & CommunitiesOctober 6, 2011

On July 16 and 17 (2011), much of the country was riveted on "Carmageddon," an orchestrated shutdown of ten miles of I-405 (the…

Cities & CommunitiesAugust 9, 2011

They're everywhere and they never seem to completely go away. They make us mad, damage our cars and often are cause for rerouting.…

Cities & CommunitiesApril 18, 2011

With any business start-up, there is the lingering question of “if you build it, will they come?” And even if they do, will it…

Cities & CommunitiesMarch 23, 2011

It was only a matter of time: A pothole in Brockton, Massachusetts has its own Facebook page. What's more, it has fans: More than…

Cities & CommunitiesMarch 15, 2011