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All the insanity of modern car culture, in one image
See also: Solar-powered tanning salon.
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This 90-year-old on a tricycle is a total badass
You go, grandpa. I think we can overlook a little sidewalk-riding for a guy who was born before television.
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Joel Kotkin: The man urbanists love to hate
The prominent “suburban apologist” talks about how much he likes cities and how he loves to ride his bike -- and generally goes all Jane Jacobs on us. Wait, wha?
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The a$#&^% biker problem: Why it’s hard to share the road
There’s no doubt about it. Riding a bicycle on the streets can turn you into a monster. But whose fault is that?
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Boehner bombs: House speaker fails on transportation bill
With just hours left before a congressional holiday, it looks like House Speaker John Boehner, rather than accepting a bipartisan compromise, has opted to do nothing about the nation's roads.
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Passing on gas: Driving rates falling across the board
The decline of U.S. car culture -- among young people and in general -- has serious implications for transportation policy.
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San Francisco saves gas by making better parking spaces cost more
In San Francisco, a parking place costs more the more people want to use it. This might sound like common sense, but it’s actually a radical experiment in keeping people from circling endlessly, looking for a spot and wasting gas. Since 2010, the pricing for 7,000 metered spaces in the city has changed in real […]
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Street food boom towns: Three West Coast case studies
They may never catch up to Portland, but neighboring cities Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., are making strides to put food carts front and center.
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Up a creek: A run-down urban neighborhood finds life in a dead stream
In one of the tougher corners of San Diego, a group of committed residents and activists has set out to restore a long-forgotten waterway -- and in the process, give the community a much-needed shot in the arm.
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In New York City, stealing a bike is easy
If a bike gets stolen in the middle of New York City, does it make it a sound? With his own bike, a bunch of doomed locks, and a variety of tools, Casey Neistat (who you may remember from this video) proves that nope, it basically doesn’t. The film above is a 2005 version of […]
