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In Minneapolis and NYC, Bus Drivers Are Refusing to Drive Arrested Protesters
by Laura Bliss
What Happens When the Eviction Bans End?
by Kriston Capps
When Trump Tweets About Transit
by Laura Bliss
Europe Puts Its Hospitals on Rails
by Feargus O'Sullivan
How to Detect the Distortions of Maps
by Laura Bliss
How to Safely Travel on Mass Transit During Coronavirus
by Feargus O'Sullivan
The Toxic Intersection of Racism and Public Space
by Brentin Mock

What Happens to a Neighborhood When a School Closes?
by Andre Perry
Authenticity and “Post-Chocolate” Cool in a Rapidly Gentrifying Washington, D.C.
by Brandi Thompson Summers
To Combat Widespread Job Loss, Stay Local and Look to Import Replacement
by Valerie Vande Panne
To Combat Social Isolation in Seniors, Craft a Holistic System of Care
by Barbara Ray
How Policymakers Can Keep Food Flowing and on the Table During This Pandemic
by Katie Ettman
We Are Physically Distant, But Still In This Together
by Sarah Karlinsky

Coronavirus has emptied public spaces – but it could reinvent the high street | Anna Minton
by Anna Minton
Teranga – the migrant-run Afrobeat nightclub uniting Naples – video
by Sophia Seymour, Lou Marillier, Daisy Squires, Irene Baqué , Charlie Phillips, Jacqueline Edenbrow and Chris Michael
'I had no idea hot summers could kill': how 'climate apartheid' divides Delhi – video
by Max Duncan, Anetta Jones, Chris Michael, Jess Gormley, Caterina Monzani, Noah Payne-Frank and Rishika Baruah
The case for … cities that aren't dystopian surveillance states | Cory Doctorow
by Cory Doctorow
The case for … truly taking back control – by reversing the privatisation of our cities
by Dan Hancox

Coronavirus in L.A. County: Separating Fact from Fiction
by Joe Cortright
City Beat: Why Portland is not like NYC when it comes to Covid
by Joe Cortright
Postcards from the edges: Density is not Destiny
by Joe Cortright
Is the pandemic worse in cities or suburbs?
by Joe Cortright
What is urban?
by Joe Cortright
City Beat: No evidence that people are fleeing to the suburbs
by Joe Cortright
Oregon DOT: The master of three-card monte
by Joe Cortright
Don’t make “equity” the enemy of improving cities for people
by Joe Cortright

Friday Faves – Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup
by Strong Towns
The Invaluable Inefficiency of Neighborhoods
by Russell Arben Fox
Reopening Your Community: How to Get Good Decisions Across the Finish Line
by Quint Studer
Is Kansas City Still Living on its Streetcar-Era Inheritance?
by Daniel Herriges
Meet the Newest Member of the Strong Towns Staff
by Rachel Quednau

Natural Gas Leaks Responsible for the Death of Trees in Urban Areas, According to a New Study
by Planetizen
Dallas Eyes Big Property Tax Increase to Cover COVID-19 Losses
by Planetizen
Mothballed Rental Car Fleets Fill Stadium Parking Lots
by Planetizen
The Legacy of Redlining Made Clear by the Coronavirus
by Planetizen
Permeable Pavements Required for Parking, Sidewalks in New Orleans
by Planetizen
Tight Housing Market Could Prime Economic Recovery
by Planetizen

Fritz Hansen’s Entire Office is Now a Showroom
by Mairi Beautyman
How Fermob Sparked a Revolution in Public Space
by Wendy Helfenbaum
Tomás Saraceno on Beta Attenuation Mass Monitors
by Tomás Saraceno
A New Video Takes Viewers Into the Vitra Design Museum’s Chair Collection
by Kelly Beamon
Brace, A New Table From Davis Furniture, Is a Modern Heirloom
by Metropolis Editors

Liz Diller on practicing architecture during a pandemic
by Antonio Pacheco
Berlin's Unity Monument 'seesaw' finally breaks ground
by Alexander Walter
Meet the world's first Living Building Challenge certified winery
by Antonio Pacheco
CDC releases new guidelines for returning to work post-pandemic
by Sean Joyner
Polished stone sculpture threatened by National Geographic expansion prompts reconsideration
by Antonio Pacheco

The Well: Adding Walkable Mixed-Use Density to Downtown Toronto
by Patrick J. Kiger
In Brief: Where the Residential Growth Has Been in U.S. Neighborhoods
by Brett Widness
Hong Kong Adopts Two-Envelope Tendering for Prime Waterfront Site
by Nicholas Brooke
EY/ULI Report Highlights Long-Term Attractiveness of Global Business Districts for the Future
by Chris Harris
Survey: U.S. Commercial Real Estate Sector Expected to Be Resilient in Recovery
by William Maher
In Brief: London and Hong Kong Remain the Most Expensive Cities for Construction
by Brett Widness

This week, Adidas released a face mask and designers were accused of "coronagrifting"
by Tom Ravenscroft
NASA revives "worm" logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
by Eleanor Gibson
Gucci abandons "worn-out ritual" of seasonal fashion shows
by Natashah Hitti
Coronavirus pandemic causing "significant decline" in UK architects' mental health
by India Block
Biennale Interieur and Tallinn Architecture Biennale postponed due to coronavirus
by Marcus Fairs
Mobile vaccination centres in shipping containers could immunise 60 million people in four months, says Waugh Thistleton Architects
by Eleanor Gibson
Architecture critic accuses architects and designers of "coronagrifting" with Covid-19 proposals
by Marcus Fairs

Construction association sues Michigan governor over safety orders
by Matt Hickman
Cultural organizations continue to suffer during the pandemic
by Jack Balderrama Morley
Studio Gang and SCAPE reveal updated plans for riverside park revamp in Memphis
by Matt Hickman
Dallas’s first climate action plan is ambitiously broad
by Jonathan Hilburg
AIA Dallas announces winners of its 2020 Unbuilt Design Awards
by Jack Balderrama Morley
Approaches to Architectural Preservation and Adaptive Re-Use
by Matthew Marani

Eleanor Roosevelt’s childhood summer home in Germantown (now with a Viking stove) asks $960K
by Megan Barber
‘Fixer Upper’ cottage has all the farmhouse touches you’d expect for $360K
by Megan Barber
Jewelry designers, artists, and bored people alike have pivoted to papier-mâché
by Diana Budds
A very ’70s home (dubbed The Funky House) asks $1.2M
by Megan Barber
How do I balance keeping my home livable and getting work done?
by Briallen Hopper
Fire station turned four-story home has a functional fire pole for $3.5M
by Megan Barber
The best plants to buy from Amazon’s (continuously growing) selection
by Kayla Levy

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