Climate Cities
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You could soon be able to charge your electric car just by parking it over a manhole
You simply park on top of a special manhole cover, and your car will slurp up the electricity.
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Venice has a grand plan to protect itself from rising seas
In a decade-long, $7 billion effort, Venice is building 78 flood barriers to help keep itself dry. The first four just passed a crucial test.
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The most gorgeous highway overpass you’ve ever seen
Chilean-born street artist Dasic turns dirty, trashed spaces into works of art.
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Get ready for record temperatures … for the rest of your life
In 35 years, U.S. cities consistently will be hotter than their hottest year on record.
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Letter from Chip: Back from the brink
A first visit to New Orleans offers shoots of hope in an otherwise grim season of futile shutdowns and sobering forecasts.
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Forget free wifi — this café will loan you a free bike
Did you want that coffee to go? Here’s a Schwinn with your soy latte.
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There’s a secret library in the New York City subway
Looking for something to read on your commute? If you take New York's 6 train, you're in luck.
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Fancypants London is using poetry to urge proper transit manners
In true British fashion, the London Underground now features poems gently reminding riders how best to behave.
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This is the ultimate “how to be a jerk on public transit” photo
Maybe she's a tourist and is not aware of the custom of not treating train seats like they're a hammock on your porch.
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Park, get set, go: Here’s what it looks like when the weird and the car-free steal your spot
Did you miss Parking Day 2013? Here's your chance to take in some of Friday's shenanigans.