Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your life into your hands? This is a look at handful of cities around the world, and how often their pedestrians are killed while attempting to traverse them.
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New York Mapping by Mark Edward Campos investigates the context around a site. It helps to understand the goings on, in a 24-hour timeframe of an area in New York City.
Diagram shows the routes by train from London to capitals of Europe. This infographic inspired by the classic Tube map.
The colours of the different lines are largely fanciful, with some faint logic: The red Imperial line connects some of the notable colonial capitals - London, Paris, Rome and Berlin; the light blue line connects Balkan capitals; the dark blue connects the Scandanavian capitals.
Throughout the history of civilization, one of the great fears of mankind has been large urban fires. When a city burns the loss of life and property damage can be horrific, but afterwards a city may rebuild and renew itself. Here are 6 of the most devastating examples.
Whether you're a bachelor or a dad still in college or a seasoned executive, where you live can have a big impact on your quality of life. Some cities simply offer more opportunities for men to advance their careers, support a family or purchase the latest gadgets, meet women or go out at a sporting event during the day or at a trendy club at night
Across the nation, cities have seen rising unemployment rates and many people are struggling to find jobs. In some areas of the country, that may be more difficult than others. Today we look at the cities in America that have been hit the hardest by job loss and have the highest rate of unemployment.
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi aims to be the world's first carbon-free city by relying entirely on solar and other renewable energy sources.