Shay Kahen

In a major blow to Preservationists, the city of Louisville has granted the demolition of a portion of the historic Whiskey Row.

While Philadelphia has a real-life statue of the famous underdog Rocky Balboa, an online campaign in Detroit wants a similar RoboCop statue put up. TIME Magazine has other must-have icons from the 80s era it thinks cities should adopt in stone.

A rapid transit system gets closer to reality in Honolulu as officials conduct groundbreaking ceremony, while some still object to the project for aesthetic reasons.

With the recent developments happening in North Africa and the Middle East, public squares are taking center-stage as the epicenters of change.

A new conference that debuted in San Francisco this week is devoted to creating smarter, greener, and more prosperous cities for the future.