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Science Jul 03

Can studying sewage reveal new insights about public health?

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Nation Jun 11

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How NYC’s streets became more pedestrian-friendly

Over the past decade, the streets of New York City have undergone a dramatic transformation. Nearly 400 miles of bike lanes were installed, the largest bike share program in North America began and Times Square morphed from a busy thoroughfare…

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Nation Jun 11

Urban designers transformed these five spaces into pedestrian paradise

From an intersection in San Francisco to a small parking lot in Brooklyn, city planners and urban designers are finding new ways to use city space.

By Laura Fong

Nation May 28

How will driverless cars make life-or-death decisions?

In a future when cars no longer need humans to drive, decisions about who might live or die in a crash are already being made — by the so-called “moral codes” preprogrammed into a car's neurology.

By Kamala Kelkar

World May 15

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Behind Amsterdam’s thriving club scene, this ‘night mayor’ keeps the peace

For more than a decade, Amsterdam has had a ‘nachtburgemeester’ or ‘Night Mayor,’ an official charged with being the bridge between the nightlife economy, city officials, and sleeping residents. Now, the Dutch concept is starting to spread across Europe. This…

By Sam Weber, Laura Fong

May 07

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California program offers cash to reduce gun crimes

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A local government-run program in Richmond, California, pays some young men up to $1,000 a month for as long as nine months if they achieve personal goals and stay out of trouble. The program targets some of the most dangerous…

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Apr 24

Contesting bail to take on racial disparities in San Francisco jails

By Kamala Kelkar

San Francisco's Public Defender has assembled a team to help contest the bail of nearly every client in the system.

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Feb 12

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Up to code? An algorithm is helping Chicago health officials predict restaurant safety violations

By Megan Thompson

In Chicago, the Department of Public Health has partnered with the city's data team to improve restaurant inspections by using analytics and social media to predict and detect which establishments are more likely to have potential food safety violations. NewsHour's…

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Feb 07

This teen inventor hopes to steer distracted drivers to safety

By Michael D. Regan

A young New Hampshire inventor has worked for years to create a product that limits distracted driving.

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Dec 19

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In Boston, tracking data to score government progress

By PBS NewsHour

Boston plans to use data and analytics to help improve operations, better measure performance and increase efficiency under a forthcoming initiative called CityScore. A single number is issued daily, measuring how the city is meeting its goals on a variety…

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