Libraries are contending with less funding and less institutional support, and while some are threatened, others are innovating and thriving. How libraries are adapting, and what you can do to help. Read more »
People across the country were surprised last year when Bicycling magazine named Minneapolis America’s “#1 Bike City”. But this skepticism fades with a close look at the facts. Read more »
Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, “what were the architects thinking?” New research shows that architects literally see the world differently from non-architects. Read more »
Workspaces and offices have long lived under the shadow and influence of the institutional cubicle design: people worked in isolation, boxed-in by their pre-fab walls, or toiled in individual silos with little interaction with fellow workers. Read more »
Lending out toys, tools, sheet music, chess sets, child-development materials, seeds and more, libraries have established themselves as leaders in the sharing movement.
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Social movements in cities around the world are responding to the seeming inevitability of cars dominating our public space. But automobiles didn’t always fill our streets. Read more »
It is a little-known fact that the vision and inspiration for great public commons like New York’s Central Park originated from cemeteries. Read more »
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