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Tram stop in front of gabled canal houses, Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Sidewalk plant stall beneath a tree in Amsterdam, with a hand-lettered sign protesting the city’s attempt to remove the plants

Cluster of anarchic potted plants (the sign says “Let the Plants Stand!” in protest of the city attempting to remove them) in Amsterdam

Umbrellas crossing a rain-slick plaza under lit towers, Seoul

Seoul, in the rain

Cheonggyecheon stream with mountains beyond, Seoul

Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

Crosswalk at a Chinatown corner, San Francisco

Chinatown, San Francisco

Summer evening outside a café in Hamburg, bicycles parked along the curb

Hamburg, Germany

Bryant Park under the plane trees, New York

Bryant Park, New York

Painted roll-down storefront gates along a Chinatown sidewalk, San Francisco

China town in SF

Victorian houses on a corner in San Francisco

Historic SF house

Midtown Manhattan street with stone planters and scaffolding

New York City

A woman wheeling an oxygen supply along a Chinatown sidewalk, New York

New York City China town—a woman wheels her mothers oxygen supply between them

Flatiron building above the plaza with yellow market umbrellas, New York

Flatiron plaza NYC

Cast-iron corner building with tall windows, New York

A man sitting beside the fountain in Mariano Louis Park, Chicago

Mariano Louis Park in Chicago’s Northside

Michigan Central Station restored above a new lawn, Detroit

Detroit Michigan adaptive reuse

A stone church across a wide road from a donut shop, Memphis

Memphis roads can be dangerous to cross with very few midblock crossings

A broad tree shading café tables and storefronts

Miami Florida

Apartment balconies above a street with a red pickup truck, Puerto Vallarta

Puerta Vallarta

Papel picado banners strung above a busy market street, Puerto Vallarta

Puerta Vallarta Mexico

Brick townhouses around a small square with a plane tree, London

London England

A windmill rising behind houseboats on the water, Badhoevedorp

A windmill in Badhoevedorp

Stools and tables spilling onto a Hamburg sidewalk

Cafe seating in hamburg

Deck chairs and umbrellas set out along a Hamburg street

Hamburg cafe seating

A crowd spilling out onto the square after a concert, Hamburg

Hamburg post-concert

Storefront signage stacked up a building facade, Seoul

Seoul businesses stacked

A red LED strip glowing along the edge of a Seoul crosswalk at night

Seoul crosswalks turn green so you can scroll without missing the crossing light

Office towers joined by a sky bridge, Seoul

Seoul sky bridge

A dense intersection of towers and traffic, Seoul

Seoul density