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Here's a startling thought: In the years ahead, architects and planners may have a greater hand in ensuring public health than physicians will. How's that? Because by finding ways of encouraging people to walk or cycle rather than drive, city planners may be able to encourage the thing that will make us healthier, which is regular exercise. Here are some thoughts on this topic from a well-known Danish architecture firm. (Don't worry, the article is in English.) 
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It's not just millennials - families and baby boomers are also leaving their suburban homes. For the first time in a century, America’s largest cities are growing faster than their suburbs. An Associated Press story widely covered in the media yesterday, including in Time, said the findings from new 2011 census estimates reveal a “dramatic switch” from the previous pattern of suburban dominance. Between 1988 and 1996, central cities together had suffered an net out-migration of over two million people each year, while suburbs experienced a collective net gain of two to three million people each year. A lot has changed since those bleak times for cities, from revitalization of declining neighborhoods to transit investment to a disaffection among suburbanites with long commutes and rising gasoline prices... Via Lauren Moss, Toni Sánchez
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Have you heard the term "walkUPs"? No, we're not talking about apartment buildings without elevators. This stands for "walkable urban places," and it's a term used by smart-growth advocate Christopher Leinberger. It means a walkable neighborhood or development. And where can you find the greatest number of walkUPs being created today? Perhaps surprisingly, it's the Washington, D.C. area. This article explains more about the nature of walkable urban places and how D.C. became so hospitable to them.
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