Have you ever taken a road trip to a new place and felt like the drive there dragged on forever — only to be surprised at how quickly the return trip seemed to fly by? That feeling has a name.

Few New Yorkers have done more than real-estate developer Gary Barnett to shape the city’s modern skyline. Barnett has developed close to 20 skyscrapers since he founded Extell Development in 1989. A ...

SMOOTH RIDE: Connecting bike-friendly paths to places people want to go is essential to boosting safety for bicyclists and pedestrians, says Mike Sule, executive director of Asheville on Bikes. Photo ...

What will your city look like 100 years from now? It might be hard to imagine. Perhaps future generations will live in utopia. Or maybe the earth will turn into one big disaster. What we do know is ...