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Issue 015
Infra What?
A brief look at where that $100 billion worth of infrastructure money is going "We have to come up with a sexier word than ‘infrastructure.'"...
News
Going Down The Rabbit Hole
The future of transportation may mean not moving at all. Ray Kurzweil, an inventor and technology theorist, envisions a future in which...
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Prettier Buses Get More Rides
David Mocarski on the art of attracting people to public transit Mocarski and his students are hoping to change the way Los Angeles thinks...
News
Don't Kill Your Car
We're sure you want to, but try one of these instead. What's best for the planet? What's best for you? The ultimate guide to alternative-fuel...
Issue 015
The Time of the Jetpack Is Now
Ever since Buck Rogers comics of the 1930s popularized the notion of a personal flying machine-variously referred to as a "rocket belt" or...
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I Dream of Light-rail
Soon, neighborhoods and suburbs that used to take hours to drive between will be connected by subways, buses, and light-rail. At least, that's...
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Gallons to Go
Knowing your car's miles per gallon isn't going to get you very far. Last summer, Richard Larrick and Jack Soll, professors at Duke's Fuqua...
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The End of the Roads
We have as much road capacity today as we will ever need. In my efforts to get Portland, Oregon's Peak Oil Task Force, [which identifies...
Issue 015
Space Oddity
We called a licensed Virgin Galactic travel agent to answer our burning questions about the company's pioneering space-tourism...
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Walk On
A look at America's most pedestrian friendly cities Walking is arguably the most efficient mode of transportation, and you don't need petroleum...
News
The Electric Car Rides Again
In his 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car?, the director Chris Paine attempted to get to the bottom of the case of the short-lived...
Issue 015
The Future Is Wow
What if the techy transportation of sci-fi movies isn't as far-fetched as it seems? We asked Seth Shostak, scientist and film consultant, to rate...
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Walking the Walk
An overview of the truly moving stories of people who've walked across the country JOURNEYMAN: George Martin, former NFL player STARTING...
Technology
The Building of a Battery
The godfather of car batteries talks about the birth of the electric car. By John E. Waters, as told to Alissa Walker. John E. Waters knows a...
News
Why Airborne Cars Won't Fly
The car of the future still hasn't come to pass.
