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Many Nashville Bus Stops Lack Places to Sit. These Locals Took a Stand.

Frustrated with the government’s slow effort to improve Nashville’s public transit infrastructure, a group of residents has taken bus stop seating into their own hands.

© Seth Herald for The New York Times

The Whitmore family stands for a picture with their winning bench in downtown Nashville, Tenn.
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Cities Compete in Dizzying ‘Gold Rush’ to Be Japan’s Backup Capital

Osaka? Fukuoka? Sapporo? The race is on to be second to Tokyo — and to claim the prestige and money that could come with it.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Looking out across the city of Sapporo, in Hokkaido, Japan.
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The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

© Priyadarshini Ravichandran for The New York Times

The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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