26Birmingham Gay Village
Birmingham in the United Kingdom has a gay village named Birmingham Gay Village, which is full of LGBT friendly businesses, including sex shops and an adult cinema.
27. Calgary, Canada has the longest urban cycling/walking path network in the world, at over 1000 km.
28. In San Antonio, Texas, lynchings used to be held in front of the San Fernando Cathedral until the priest cut the trees in which the hangings took place.
29. Phoenix, Arizona has a similar latitude to the Ancient city of Carthage, which was a Phoenician city-state. People from Phoenix today are known as Phoenicians.
30. The city of Medellin, Colombia reduced motorcycle assassinations by 39% when it banned male passengers from riding on the back of motorbikes.
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31Arcology
Toronto has an underground arcology, a network of underground tunnels where it possible to live without needing to venture outside.
32. The city with the highest crime rate in the United States is East St. Louis, Illinois. Its murder rate is 101 per 100,000 residents, which is more than double that of the city with the number 2 murder rate, Gary, Indiana, and also higher than the country of Honduras, whose murder rate is the highest in the world.
33. In Lima, Peru there is a billboard that creates drinkable water out of thin air.
34. Cities in Greece (Thessaloniki metro) struggle to build subway systems because they keep digging up ancient ruins.
35. Many major cities in Europe offer ‘Sanisettes’: private, self-contained, self-cleaning, public bathrooms. After the user has exited, a wash cycle begins and the entire floor and toilet fixture are automatically sprayed, scrubbed and disinfected.
