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Listen to the soundtrack of cities in 2020 https://trib.al/xmNfO6u  via @citylab

In the 1970s, new downtown hotels often boasted towering atrium lobbies, filled with glass elevators, bars and restaurants. What’s inside this uniquely American building trend?https://trib.al/ftCJ785 

To understand a city, start with the foundationhttps://trib.al/oiL9PGW 

The story of Iceland's so-called ironclads, developed between 1880 and 1925, is a remarkable one of resilience and innovation in the face of difficult living conditions — one not of isolation, but of globalizationhttps://trib.al/RbYRWL2 

A different kind of wealth distribution in 17th-century Amsterdam paved the way for its quintessential home designhttps://trib.al/vu3G6YS 

To tame traffic after pandemic lockdowns, the Colombian capital has embarked on a bike-lane building spree that could be a model in Latin Americahttps://trib.al/tXtPaH9 

Berlin says that it aims to open three or four re-use stores across the city in the near future. Its longer-term ambition is to launch a store in every one of Berlin’s 12 boroughshttps://trib.al/VdOgDqz 

What happens when the world's third-biggest city becomes a political orphan?https://trib.al/IL7geU2 

The pandemic is transforming Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po district — and triggering concerns about gentrificationhttps://trib.al/m3qXAsZ 

The spaces beneath elevated railways often get a bad rap — but in Tokyo, things are very differenthttps://trib.al/SaU0VoK 

The Danish incorporate "hygge" into their lifestyle as part of as a survival strategy for dark and cold winter days in which they have to stay inside, explains @MeikWiking of @happi_researchhttps://trib.al/ttT4ATk 

A survey looks at what the government can do to influence mask-wearing. Only one message had any positive effecthttps://trib.al/94mwCjT 

The Minneapolis City Council voted to reallocate nearly $8 million dollars from the police department's proposed budget to alternative police responses and mental health interventionshttps://trib.al/lP21m7w 

As Congress debates proposals to give public transit half of what was sought, officials warn of cuts that would gut regional economieshttps://trib.al/zaG1hX4 

The still-raging pandemic means social activities must stay outdoors even as the temperature drops. Here’s what experts say about the art of keeping warm while having fun outsidehttps://trib.al/Rbgg0tr 

New billboards across Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, are seeking to promote diversity and inclusion in an aging county that’s 95% whitehttps://trib.al/VmhP34X 

They’re urging city lawmakers to pass a bill that would lift a decades-old cap on mobile vending permits and enable them to be eligible for relief aidhttps://trib.al/UKdNobr 

The largest mass immunization in U.S. history will be a daunting logistical and public education challenge. Here’s how cities are preparing to play their parthttps://trib.al/ZT996Jn 

Class, size and density defined how metro areas voted in 2020https://trib.al/NDAYvHZ