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Reality TV can now give you hantavirus (Update: Or not)
You know those nice, selfless, saintly people on TLC’s Hoarding: Buried Alive, the ones that help their absolutely insane and generally repulsive neighbors clean out 46 years of TV Guides/foot soaking machines/animal carcasses? And you’ve always thought, shit, I would never do that, I must be a selfish asshole? Well, you may well be, but it […]
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Beautiful street art turns footsteps into trees
As income levels in China increase, more people are driving cars, and China Environmental Protection Foundation hired DDB China to come up with a way to hammer into people’s heads that walking can be a better choice than driving. The result was beautiful — a public art campaign that had pedestrians “painting” leaves onto a […]
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This awesome athlete used a bikeshare bike to compete in the Nation’s Triathlon
Over the weekend, Jefferson Smith, a 42-year-old triathlete, competed in the Nation’s Triathlon in Washington, D.C. He did not come in first or second or third in the race, perhaps because his ride for the 25-mile cycling portion was not exactly a top-of-the-line racing bike. But he gets the blue ribbon for First in Awesome […]
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Brave driver confronts Portland’s rabid cyclists
A businessman says he's had it with Portland's scofflaw cyclists. His solution: Require them to get licenses and registrations, just like car drivers.
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Smart parking meters in San Francisco charge more than $5/hr
Under “dynamic pricing” schemes, the more people who want a parking spot, the more it costs. If it works, it could keep more cars off the streets.
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Detroit is building the world’s longest hopscotch course (4.2 miles!)
Two Detroit organizations, Wedge Detroit and Imagine Detroit Together, are planning the World’s Longest Hopscotch Course — 4.2 miles of chalky, colorful joy. As part of the Detroit Design Festival, they’re going to break out the paint, chalk, and knee pads on September 19, draw until September 22, and then recruit 30 volunteers to add […]
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Mixed blessing: New Yorkers can get free cab rides from Uber this week
This article is available in both Manhattan and non-Manhattan versions.
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Here is what London’s elevated bike network could look like
An architect wants to expand the city's bike infrastructure not on the streets but in the air -- like a cross between the High Line and the credits of Futurama.
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New York City will soon start zapping its water with ultraviolet light
The city's famously delicious drinking water will be treated by the biggest UV disinfection plant in the world.
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Projecting the very hot future of California’s cities
A state panel outlines the expected spike in the number of extremely hot days for California cities.
