Why London Should Stop Trying to Be New York and Start Trying to Be Paris

This Aspiring Urban Planner Is Making Waves in Florida, How Suburbanization Was Sold, and more...

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Monday, March 2, 2015

This Aspiring Urban Planner Is Making Waves in Florida

Most 15-year-olds don’t spend their spare time studying walkability and public housing. Dylan Gentile is not most 15-year-olds.

SARAH GOODYEAR

How Suburbanization Was Sold

Early 1960s archival films reveal the origins of the idealized "American Dream."

THE EDITORS

Why London Should Stop Trying to Be New York and Start Trying to Be Paris

The U.K. capital doesn't need a transatlantic role model. It actually has a far more relevant one closer to home.

FEARGUS O'SULLIVAN

$350 Million Might Not Be Enough to Save Las Vegas

Spending millions to revitalize a struggling portion of the city might seem like a good bet, but the current effort led by a billionaire CEO is facing major challenges.

ALANA SEMUELS

A Farewell to Mallrats

Malls around the country are closing, leaving teens with one fewer place to just be.

JULIE BECK

What Makes a City Beautiful?

A provocative new video says beauty in urban settings must be objective—and to argue otherwise is a danger to our quality of life.

LAURA BLISS