cities
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H&M bike clothes may be cheap, but they mean biking’s going mainstream
If being able to buy good-looking cycling clothes helps more people ride bikes -- especially people who wouldn't otherwise -- that's a plus.
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Russia had a three-day traffic jam
There was a three-day traffic jam in Russia because of a snow storm. You thought maybe Russians were good at dealing with snow? Apparently they are not.
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1904 song encourages you to make out in the newly built subway
This scandalicious, vaguely suggestive song called the subway "a new lover's lane."
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Cities make spiders gigantic
According to a new study, spiders living in cities are notably bigger than those living out in the bush.
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Malaysia is planning an eco-city as big as Luxembourg
If this thing gets built, Grist HQ will have to relocate there on principle.
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This woman’s trying to break the Guinness record for fastest tour of the NYC subway system
She's not doing it for the glory, though. She's doing it to call attention to proposed fare hikes that could raise the standard subway fare to $2.50.
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N.Y.C. could solve congestion with a halo-like sky walkway
It's a little bit dreamy.
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Here’s a really terrible pro-helmet ad, and nine much better ideas
Rather than encouraging helmet use, this campaign seems liable to scare people out of biking in the first place.
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These penalty cards let you tell stupid pedestrians exactly how stupid they are
Available for download at the low price of $1 for all 14.