Content tagged with “cities” under “The Interesting List”

“ There’s a specific font that has become associated with the early stages of neighborhood re-development. ”

“ A man opened a bookstore in a downtown building and set off a multi-year conflict over a homeless encampment. ”

“ Prevailing winds and historical poor sanitation have caused the east side of cities to be generally less wealthy than the west sides. ”

“ The largest city in Brazil banned all outdoor advertising in 2006. ”

“ Some oil drilling wells in California are disguised as other structures. ”

“ A sizable city in Siberia is the coldest place in the world, with winter temps dipping to -90F. This is how they survive. ”

“ A large city is sinking, and the rate is surprising. One building is sinking – unevenly – at almost an inch-and-a-half each year. ”

“ Hardly anyone lives in a big chunk of the United States, and that pattern is true for most countries. Where cities historically started and thrived comes down to geography and water. ”

“ An argument that the Louvre should remove the Mona Lisa because it causes enormous logistical problems and disappoints almost everyone. ”

“ Interesting look at how parking has defined Los Angeles and is the biggest impediment to additional housing. Los Angeles is a city built for cars, not people. ”

“ Published during a brutal European heatwave, this explains that European homes were designed to retain heat, not dissipate it, and how this will be an increasing problem going forward. ”

“ A good explainer on the phenomenon of induced demand, when creating more of a resource to alleviate a shortage doesn’t work because demand simply increases to match the supply. ”