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Solving Cities
Tyler Falk
Tyler Falk
Contributing Editor
Tyler Falk freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was with Smart Growth America and Grist. He holds a degree from Goshen College.
Tyler Falk
Tyler does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what he covers.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire Lambrecht
Contributing Editor
Claire Lambrecht is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has written for the New York Times, Slate, Salon, Guernica and CBS MoneyWatch. Previously, she served as a Fulbright ETA and Teach For America corps member. She holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of Hawaii and is pursuing another from New York University.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Rachel James
Rachel James
Contributing Editor
Rachel James is a radio documentary producer and multimedia journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked with Radiolab and This American Life, contributed to WNYC's Talk To Me, Down East Magazine, KALW's Crosscurrents and the Third Coast International Audio Festival. She holds a degree from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the radio program at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
Rachel James
Rachel does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 01-2012
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Fun urbanism: Group video game in a Madrid plaza
An urban video game in Madrid is another example of a new trend: fun urbanism.
January 19, 2012, 9:28 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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Walking around your city? Ditch the headphones
The number of headphone-wearing pedestrians who have been either seriously injured or killed near roads and trains has tripled in the last six years.
January 19, 2012, 6:37 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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Rooftop gardens could solve Singapore’s flooding problem
In the last two years, rapid urbanization and changing weather patterns have lead to major flash floods in Singapore. Requiring rooftop gardens on buildings could help solve the problem.
January 18, 2012, 9:09 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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Top 10 smartest cities in the world
Forget about the city of the future for a second. Where can we find the world’s smartest cities today?
January 17, 2012, 9:49 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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Starbucks opens store made from recycled shipping containers
Recycled shipping containers are being used for everything from pop-up grocery stores in Seattle to a mall in London. Now Starbucks is jumping on the bandwagon. Will it be the new icon of fast food?
January 17, 2012, 8:26 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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The great urban shift: More Chinese now live in cities than countryside
For the first time in the history of China, more of its mainland population are living in cities than in rural villages.
January 17, 2012, 5:03 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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Mexico City closes one of world’s largest landfills
In an effort to build a greener waste management system, Mexico City has closed one of the world’s largest landfills, but the transition has been messy.
January 16, 2012, 7:53 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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New Yorkers can now track buses in real time
New York’s bus services took a major step forward with the launch of their real-time bus tracking technology.
January 13, 2012, 12:20 PM PST | By Tyler Falk
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How Madrid transformed a highway into an amazing park [video]
A video shows how Madrid transformed a congested highway into an impressive urban park, and reclaimed a significant river in the process.
January 13, 2012, 9:03 AM PST | By Tyler Falk
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Super Bowl bid means ‘mini-building boom’ for Indianapolis
Next month, Indianapolis will host its first Super Bowl. But long before the opening kickoff, the city has been busy getting a facelift.
January 12, 2012, 5:39 PM PST | By Tyler Falk