Is there any big city anywhere that has a really competent Animal Control Dept? [more inside]
posted by mmiddle on Apr 9, 2012 - 7 answers

What are some famous (or infamous) neighborhoods that no longer exist? [more inside]
posted by empath on Nov 17, 2010 - 74 answers

Urban Planning/Theory Filter: I am looking for writings, preferably available online, about the relationships of adjacent neighborhoods over time. [more inside]
posted by mirepoix on Apr 27, 2009 - 5 answers

I once came across a website that recommends equivalent neighborhoods across cities. For example, if you asked for the San Francisco equivalent of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, it might recommend the Castro. Could someone point me to this website?
posted by espertus on Nov 15, 2008 - 3 answers

What is the "bad part of town" for your nearest metropolitan area... and what's the name of the most notoriously "bad" neighborhood(s) in that part of town? [more inside]
posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj on Feb 14, 2008 - 173 answers