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Visualizing New Orleans
Posted By: John Buntin | June 29, 2010
A striking infographic shows how New Orleans has fared since Katrina.
Categories: View , Economic Development , Urban Policy

Traffic Circles, Rotaries, and Roundabouts
Posted By: John Buntin | June 24, 2010
A helpful, complete rundown by USA Today explains rotaries, roundabouts, traffic circles, and everything full circle.
Categories: View , Transportation & Infrastructure
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Bringing Home the Bacon
Posted By: Zach Patton | June 22, 2010
In a small town in Michigan, the pig on top of the Oink Joint -- made famous in the movie "Whip It" -- gets new life as a charity fund-raiser.
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The Not-So-"Big 12"
Posted By: Andy Kim | June 17, 2010
The Buffaloes and Cornhuskers flew the Big 12 coop. Texas legislators got involved in keeping that coop together. Here's why.
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Remapping the United States
Posted By: John Buntin | June 8, 2010
The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Studies Program's maps offer a wonderful look into the changing demographics of the United States.
Categories: View , Urban Policy

Beach Cities
Posted By: David Kidd | June 8, 2010
Photographer David Kidd went with reporters to L.A. and Chicago for stories on police stations and transportation systems respectively, but ended up on the beach in both cities.
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How To Motivate Employees
Posted By: John Buntin | June 2, 2010
A delightful animation of Dan Pink's ideas on how to motivate employees.
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The Amazing Health Data Giveaway
Posted By: John Buntin | June 2, 2010
HHS is putting an amazing amount of health data out on the Web for free, including Community Clash, Google Hospital Finder, and Bing Health Maps.
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'Race' Deja Vu
Posted By: Tina Trenkner | June 1, 2010
If the education news you read over the last 24 hours sounds familiar, it's because of a January and June deadline for Race to the Top.
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