Articles by Madeleine Thomas
Madeleine Thomas is a Grist fellow. Follow her on Twitter.
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What to do with an old bus? Turn it into a shower for San Francisco’s homeless
A new program in San Francisco provides mobile showers to the homeless by retrofitting old buses.
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Thanks to drought, panning for gold is gaining popularity in California
There's a new mini Gold Rush as rivers are drying up and prospectors are moving in.
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U.S. bikeshares have killed a shocking number of people
Roughly 23 million bikeshare rides have been taken since 2007, but no one has died and accident rates are low, according to experts.
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This new app may help design bike lanes in Germany
A free app traces cyclists’ routes as they ride onto a single map, intended to help city planners create new bike paths where they're needed most.
