Astronaut artist Nicole Stott’s ‘Cosmic Impressionism’

Floating above the planet at 17,500 miles per hour, she breathed in the brilliant blues and greens. “I don’t think you have to go to space to feel that we’re all inter-connected, that whole kind of thing, but it certainly is an excellent vantage point for that,” Stott says.

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Yes, Transit-Rich Neighborhoods Are More Affordable [CityLab]

Contrary to the implications of a recent attention-grabbing study, “location efficiency” matters—good transit does lower transportation costs. Decades of research show how.

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