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Do helmets really keep cyclists safer?
A recent photo of a guy and his kid riding without helmets spawned an intense Facebook debate. What do we really know about these things?
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Amazon’s new headquarters will look like giant balls
Amazon's proposed new Seattle campus includes three glass domes filled with plants. Which sounds like an awesome place to work. But they also look a little ... well, you be the judge.
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Poverty moves to the suburbs
According to a new study from the Brookings Institution, big city lights may be growing brighter by the day, but the 'burbs are broke.
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Could hairy buildings be the future of green architecture?
Well, probably not any time soon. But these theoretical Cousin Itt skyscrapers, covered in energy-collecting hairs, still look sweet as hell.
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Spared by climate change: The 10 best cities to ride out hot times
Here are the places we’ll all be running to as the rest of the world goes to hell.
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We love this bike-riding hipster cat
MJ cruises around town on her bike-courier owner's shoulder.
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Screwed by climate change: 10 cities that will be hardest hit
We’ll all feel the heat, but some more than others. Here’s our salute to the cities most at risk as temperatures rise.
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L.A. on a green streak: New mayor pledges allegiance to smart growth, bikes
L.A.'s newly elected Mayor Eric Garcetti looks poised to follow in his predecessor's eco-friendly footsteps. So much for the city's rep as a bastion of auto-centric sprawl.
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Manhattan to see more killer heat waves
Climate change is expected to boost the number of deaths in New York City's most densely populated borough, a new study finds.
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California almost got an amazing bicycle superhighway 116 years ago
It's too bad this beautiful bike path from the olden days never got a chance to exist.
