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Americans walk less than any other industrialized nation
Here are the juicy bits of Tom Vanderbilt's new series on walking.
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Young people drive 23 percent less, bike 40 percent more than they used to
The kids are all right: Between 2001 and 2009, the average number of miles that young’uns spent tooling around in a car dropped from 10,300 miles per capita to 7,900.
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Four cars, built by teenagers, that get over 1,000 miles per gallon
The Shell Eco-Marathon is sort of a weird contradiction: It's all about challenging students to make hyper-fuel-efficient cars, i.e. kind of the opposite of Shell's goals.
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Half-bike, half-car Velomobile goes 80 miles on 6 cents of electricity
The only thing better than a Velomobile is an electric Velomobile, which is the exact same thing, but with the addition of a kit to electrify the bike.
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How China will force Americans to drive electric cars
The sheer number of vehicles being added in Asia means a whole new level of competition for oil. It’s a competition that Asia will almost surely win, and will probably do more to drive the adoption of electric cars in the U.S. than any policy or tax credit.
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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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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.
