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Urban sites worth your time, kept by hand. No algorithm, no tracking.

• City ClockReal-time dashboards of city data — air quality, transit, weather.
• CityLabBloomberg's urban policy and city design journalism.
• CityNerdSharp, funny breakdowns of why cities work — or very much do not.
• Global Designing CitiesA free, beautifully made handbook for designing streets for people.
• Human TransitA transit planner explains why buses and trains succeed or fail. Clear-eyed.
• Not Just BikesThe case for designing cities around people instead of cars. Persuasive and fun.
• Old Maps of CitiesThe slickest way to navigate public transit in dozens of major cities.
• Pedestrian ObservationsDeep, data-driven writing on transit and urbanism from a sharp mind.
• Places JournalArchitecture, landscape, and urbanism. Long-form and beautifully written.
• Reinventing ParkingA surprisingly gripping case that parking shapes everything about cities.
• Sidewalk Labs InsightsBig thinking about the technology and design of better cities.
• StreetmixDesign your ideal street by dragging in bike lanes, trees, and transit. Delightful.
• StreetsblogTransportation and urban design news advocating for walkable cities.
• Strong TownsHow American cities went wrong financially and how to fix them.
• Transit MapsThe world's transit maps collected, analyzed, and appreciated.
• Urban Land InstituteResearch on land use, real estate, and sustainable urban development.
• Walk ScoreWalkability, transit, and bike scores for any address.

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