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We all live in history. Some of us make it, others are made — or broken — by it. Many of us read it. A few of us write it. Most of us try, at least fitfully, to make use of it, usually by ransacking the past for analogies to explain the present and to predict the future. And more than a few of us, in Margaret MacMillan’s amply documented opinion, routinely botch it.

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Read the Blog

Walkable Schools on Education.com Monday, March 22, 2010
In 1969, 42% of children walked or biked to school. In 2001, 16% of children walked or biked to school1. During a similar time ...

What can we learn from Japanese real estate listings? Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Real estate listings in Japan show the walking distance to the nearest subway station. Below is a screenshot from the front ...

Washington D.C. Uses Walk Score as Urban Planning Metric Monday, February 22, 2010
Washington D.C. is emerging as a leader in the car-lite lifestyle.   12% of residents walk to work and 1 million people ride ...