David Dudley
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Baltimore, MD, United States
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Inside the Bicycle’s Conquest of Amsterdam
To make way for pedal-powered mobility, the Dutch capital embarked on a decades-long campaign to design streets around the needs of cyclists, not drivers. → Read More
‘The Quarantine Atlas’ Maps How 65 Lives Turned Upside Down
In maps and essays, a new book from Bloomberg CityLab charts the less visible changes of a global pandemic. → Read More
MapLab: New York City’s Enduring Subway Map Debate
This week, Bloomberg CityLab’s David Dudley updates readers on the latest turn in the decades-long saga of what might be the world’s most divisive subway map: → Read More
Documenting the Last Pay Phones In America
A photographer in Rochester, N.Y., tries to capture an obsolete technology before it disappears. → Read More
How Helsinki Built ‘Book Heaven’
Finland’s most ambitious library has a lofty mission, says Helsinki’s Tommi Laitio: It’s a kind of monument to the Nordic model of civic engagement. → Read More
How Helsinki Built ‘Book Heaven’
Finland’s most ambitious library has a lofty mission, says Helsinki’s Tommi Laitio: It’s a kind of monument to the Nordic model of civic engagement. → Read More
Here's Why Vienna Tops 'Most Livable Cities' Lists
Viennese lawmaker Maria Vassilakou explains why the Austrian capital ranks so high on quality-of-life rankings, despite its rapidly growing population. → Read More
The Utopian Vision That Explains Renaissance Fairs
What’s behind the enduring popularity of all these medieval-themed living-history festivals? → Read More
All I Really Needed to Know About Cities I Learned From ‘Jaws’
Want to understand how public meetings work, the power of place-based branding, and why bad mayors keep getting re-elected? Look no further than Amity Island. → Read More
All I Really Needed to Know About Cities I Learned From ‘Jaws’
Want to understand how public meetings work, the power of place-based branding, and why bad mayors keep getting re-elected? Look no further than Amity Island. → Read More
Despite Everything, America Remains a Nation of Hot Dogs
July 17 is National Hot Dog Day. Time to celebrate one thing that millions of Americans have in common. → Read More
It’s Time to Celebrate Baltimore’s Much-Maligned Metro
In 1987, the Maryland Transit Administration busted out a brass band to open a subway that never had a chance. → Read More
The 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in America (This Year)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2019 list of imperiled buildings, neighborhoods, and districts reveals the threats that older places face. → Read More
Baltimore Lost Its Mayor. Where Does That Leave Its Narrative?
Mayor Catherine Pugh, who resigned amid a corruption probe, was obsessed with the city’s image. But Baltimore’s battered brand isn’t its most urgent problem. → Read More
Volkswagen Kills the Beetle, the Car That Conquered the City
For millions of young people, the VW was a ticket to selfhood. → Read More
'Zen Mode': When You Don't Want to Talk in Uber or Lyft
Lyft's (entirely speculative) "zen mode" would silence chatty drivers. Brilliant or troubling? → Read More
Cold Snap Survival Tips For the 2018 'Bomb Cyclone'
Don’t get frozen in action when the cold snap hits, East Coast. → Read More
'New Maine News' and the Rise of Local News Satire
We appear to be entering a golden age of local news satire. → Read More
CityLab on the Road
We’re heading out on the historic Lincoln Highway, America’s first coast-to-coast thoroughfare. → Read More
What Cities Lose When an Alt-Weekly Dies
As the Village Voice stops its print edition, the alternative-weekly era officially ends. → Read More