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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

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Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown The setting: When the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown opened in 2016, it included this 25-yard-long indoor pool designed, like the rest of the hotel’s interiors, by the interior design firm Yabu Pushelberg , originally from Canada. There are no lane dividers. Hours: 7 a.m.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

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On Tuesday, in a ceremony that, of course, involved a soccer ball, the Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi pressed a button and a bottle of champagne smashed against the bow of Icon of the Seas, christening the world’s largest cruise ship at its home port of Miami. 27 — is the size of a small city.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Florida Corridor (Orlando, Tampa, Miami). Empire Corridor (New York City, Albany, Buffalo). Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany). Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany).

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EPA Study Finds Residential Construction Trends in US Metropolitan Regions Showing Substantial Shift, But Falling Short of Reshaping Sprawl

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Redevelopment in urban core communities adds up to more than half of new residential construction in only one region: New York. In 7 regions, urban infill development accounts for between 25-50% of new construction: San Francisco; Miami; San Diego; Dallas; Chicago; Portland, Oregon; and Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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