Pollution
American landfills & waste production
Craters of waste (landfills in the U.S, by size and current status) A Century of american garbage (landfills over time,
Read MoreThe New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness
Light pollution in urban centers creates a sky glow that can blot out the stars. The brighter the area in
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Strava’s animated Global Bike to Work Day map
Nearly 150,000 cyclists record their commute! Each blue dot is the start of a commute from Global Bike to Work Day.
Read MoreWhere the poor live longer
– On average, the life expectancy for a poor 40-year-old in Manhattan is 81.8 years. It is one of the
Read MoreWhere are L.A.’s dirtiest streets?
Inspectors gave failing cleanliness grades to more than 370 miles of streets and alleys in Los Angeles, or about 4%
Read MoreWhere is the lead exposure risk in your community?
In some of America’s oldest and largest urban areas, places like New York and Chicago, one in five census tracts
Read MoreChatty Maps
Urban sound has a huge influence over how we perceive places. Yet, city planning is concerned mainly with noise, simply
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