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Folks across the blogosphere are geeking out over this new software created by Spencer Boomhower at the Portland firm Cupola Media. “Unity3D Visualization” lets users manipulate the features of a street and then evaluate the changes in an immersive animated display. The software uses video game technology to help people understand how different designs will “feel.” […]

The premise behind journalist Charles Montgomery’s new book — Happy City — is a bold one: That the way we design cities can have a profound impact on well-being and mood — in essence, personal happiness. For Happy City, Montgomery worked with experts in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to understand the […]

In Gabe Klein’s exit interview with Chicago Mag, the outgoing transportation commissioner predicted that in the next few years, cities will be paying more attention to the correlation between lawbreaking by drivers and other kinds of crime. “I think it’s a broken windows effect,” Klein said. “If you get control of the traffic crime, I […]

As the nation prepares for the expansion of the Panama Canal and all port cities go crazy deepening and widening everything in sight, the second biggest biggest port in the country is doing something unexpected: planning a highway teardown. The LA Times reported this week that Long Beach officials are studying the possibility of replacing […]

For decades, researchers going back to <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Putnam”>Robert Putnam</a> have drawn connections between total leisure time and individuals’ level of political and community involvement. New findings published in <a href=”http://apr.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/08/22/1532673X13498265.full.pdf+html”>American Politics Research</a> say the amount of time spent commuting is especially important in determining whether Americans vote, take part in political campaigns, and otherwise engage […]

A few months ago, we told you that Building America’s Future had released an app called, “I’m Stuck!” It allowed you to send a quick email to your Congressional representatives, telling them that you were stuck in traffic, or on an overcrowded bus or a delayed train, and you wanted Congress to approve more funding […]