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Buildings guarded by high archways and antique doors, adorned with balconies of wrought iron, tumble down to one of the prettiest urban river frontages in all of Catalonia.
BBC: The perfect trip: Catalonia
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In terms of urban architecture, the river plays no role at all.
ECONOMIST: A waterway that says a lot about its city
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We put a job training and placement system together that eventually included river bank and estuary stabilization, urban forestry, brownfield remediation and green-roof installation.
CNN: Commentary: Green way to create jobs, save cities
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According to The Boston Globe, the two men hijacked a black Mercedes SUV, and headed West from Cambridge along Memorial Drive, an urban highway that runs parallel to the Charles River across from Boston.
FORBES: Boston Still Shuttered As Hunt For Bombing Suspect Continues
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The Boston Globe reports that the two suspects then hijacked a black Mercedes SUV and headed west from Cambridge along Memorial Drive, an urban highway that runs parallel to the Charles River across from Boston.
FORBES: Suspect Captured In Hunt For Boston Marathon Bombers
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Olivier Roy, a Paris-based specialist on Central Asia, points to the cultural split in the region between the nomads from the steppes and mountains, mainly Kirgizs, Kazakhs and Turkmens, and the sedentary, mainly urban Uzbeks and Tajiks who settled in the river basins of Transoxania.
ECONOMIST: At the crossroads | The
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In Chicago, urban kayaking has boomed thanks to the city's calm, easily navigable river surrounded by densely packed, scenic skyscrapers.
WSJ: City Kayak Tours Fan Safety Worries
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Today the Hawkesbury River valley is home to those wanting to escape a busy, urban life, as well as legions of tourists.
BBC: A wild river valley outside of Sydney
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Rent a bicycle from Urban Adventours (103 Atlantic Ave) and join the cavalcade of commuters cycling along the Charles River.
BBC: A perfect day in Boston
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Riverpark Farm is a sprawling one-acre urban farm tucked among the high rise buildings on East 29th Street in Manhattan, just off of the East River.
FORBES: Meet Manhattan's Stalled Construction Site-Turned-Urban Farm