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Study says Americans prefer walkable neighborhoods
May 29, 2012
New research from the Brookings Institution says Americans will pay up to $1,500 more in rent every month to live in a "walkable" neighborhood -- say, a place near their dry cleaners or grocery store or favorite restaurant.
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The best cities for cheapskates
May 4, 2012
Where are the best places in the U.S. for cheapskates to live?
The regional differences in the U.S. job market
Apr 5, 2012
Are some cities doing better than others when it comes to recovery, and a positive outlook for jobs in the near future?
Tennessee city sets its sights on its very own typeface
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Blake Farmer
Mar 8, 2012
The city of Chattanooga, Tenn., wants to join a growing list of U.S. cities with its own typeface to be used in everything from stationary to street signs.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the future of L.A.
Feb 9, 2012
The Los Angeles mayor and president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors discusses public transportation, city budgets and what's ahead for his city.
Unemployment rate falls in metro areas
Dec 7, 2011
The unemployment rate in a number of cities fell in November, most notably in the Rust Belt.
The Saddest and Happiest Cities in the U.S.
Dec 2, 2011
A recent study ranked the 100 saddest cities in America.
For public good, not for profit.
Mercer ranks the world's most expensive cities
Jul 13, 2011
If you think your apartment is expensive, try living in Luanda, Angola -- which has been named the world's most expensive city by the compensatio...
America's Top Ten Filthiest Cities
Jun 14, 2011
Who knew that one of America's favorite festivals would land New Orleans the not-so-coveted title of America's dirtiest city.
New Orleans, known...
To rent or not to rent -- that is the question
Dec 23, 2010
Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics has released a list of 55 U.S. cities organized according to how cost effective it is to rent a home, rather than...