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Urban
Pandemic exodus from big cities was short-lived
Mar 30, 2023
Census data shows fewer people are moving out of coastal urban centers, but Sun Belt states remain popular.
Latest census data finds population growth in metro areas
Aug 13, 2021
But how accurate are the figures, collected as the pandemic started, when some people began to relocate?
Pandemic pushes big-city dreamers out of Shanghai
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Jennifer Pak
Mar 30, 2021
Workers from rural China came to Shanghai in search of better lives, a challenge even in good times. Then the COVID-19 lockdown hit.
The lucky migrant workers who get to retire in Beijing
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Jennifer Pak
Oct 4, 2019
While many people move away from the countryside for work, few of them are able to officially register in the cities.
Amid urbanization and expense, hunting declines as a hobby
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Blake Farmer
Aug 1, 2017
Fewer Americans are hunting as a hobby, but those that are still hunting, are spending more money doing it.
Trump's desire for private infrastructure money will narrow his choices to mostly urban projects
Jul 19, 2017
Rural America, which supported Trump in the election, could be left out of water and road building investment as states and the president leverage private investment. Trump's plan offers little detail on federal spending and timing. Adding to the uncertainty, a presidential adviser has indicated that states should help themselves.
America's most famous neighborhood
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 1, 2016
For our new series “At the Corner Of” we visit the heart of Hollywood.
For public good, not for profit.
More companies trade in suburbia for the city
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Reema Khrais
Aug 3, 2016
GE and McDonald's are among those heading downtown in search of younger workers.
Baltimore's $100 million investment legacy
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Caitlin Esch
May 22, 2015
The city's efforts to alleviate poverty date back decades, with lasting effects.
Tech IRL: Apps to get lost in familiar places
Aug 22, 2014
Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson talks about a few apps that help you discover a neighborhood and city instead of get from point A to point B.