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Winter from hell: Don’t panic about having enough food, panic about all the crap we throw out
Nowhere to go.Photo: Sarah Goodyear When extreme weather is in the forecast, people stock up. They storm the markets, sweep the shelves clean, and load shopping carts with bottled water, […]
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A talk with economist Edward Glaeser: Why America needs to love its cities more
Edward Glaeser.“If ideas are the currency of our age, then building the right homes for those ideas will determine our collective fate.” That’s what Harvard economist and New York Times […]
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Don't fear riding a bicycle, fear sitting in that chair
We know that bicycling is good for public health. But what about YOUR personal health and safety?
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Don’t fear riding a bicycle, fear sitting in that chair
We know that bicycling is good for public health. But what about YOUR personal health and safety?
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In Egypt, you can switch off the internet but not the streets
The streets of Cairo themselves have been the medium that has carried the message of the Egyptian people.
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Commuting in sprawl is hellish, so let's … encourage more sprawl?
Last night's epic fail of a commute in snow-crippled D.C. pointed up the perils of sprawl. But some Virginia legislators want more of it.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker uses Twitter and references Camus in a single bound
Cory Booker has proven he can use social media, shovel snow, and throw around fancy French philosophy.
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If you're so happy in your car, why are you so mad at the people walking?
Next time you're driving, remember that pedestrians aren't trying to annoy you. They're trying to get across the street without getting killed -- and a lot of the time, the street isn't designed for them.
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Making iPad music from the New York City subway map
Musician and programmer Alexander Chen wants to turn the New York subway system into a user-driven iPad musical instrument.
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New report quantifies just how much a car commute crushes your soul
The Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University has released its annual Urban Mobility Report, which includes data on how much time, money, and mental health urban-area car commuters lose to congestion every year. Spoiler alert: Car commuting is expensive, crazy-making, and bad for the environment.
