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Cities
Steal this Idea: Pop-up Cafes in Parking Spaces
New York's parking space sized pop-up cafes program will expand next year. Could your city be next?
Design
Submissions: Take a Photo of Your Favorite Vintage Sign in L.A.
We received almost 250 submissions for our latest Los Angeles project. Here are the top 15. Vote for your favorite by Friday at noon.
Design
Submissions: Crowdsourced Picture Show About Buildings
A collaborative Picture Show created by none other than you, the GOOD community, about influential neighborhood building.
News
Tennessee Will Get Electric Car Chargers at Cracker Barrel Restaurants
Cracker Barrel is going to install electric vehicle charging stations at 24 of its restaurants along three Tennessee freeways.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: The Rise of White People Food
Does a constant focus by food writers on restaurants serving local, organic food mean we're missing out on a lot of delicious meals?
News
Would an Hourglass Traffic Light Work Better?
The designer Thanva Tivawong proposes a new design for the traffic light based on the age-old hourglass.
Lifestyle
Transparency: Who's Not Washing Their Hands?
Although people claim to wash their hands after dirty activities, when you observe them in person, the story (especially for men) is different.
Lifestyle
Forget Urban Farms. We Need a Wal-Mart
Plans for urban farms in Detroit get a lot press. But the author argues that they aren't going to come close to fixing the city's food desert.
News
Most Offensive Anti-Obama Billboard Ever
Obama portrayed as all bad thing things to all people in a shockingly offensive manner.
Lifestyle
Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
It turns out most of us value nearby stores and parks rather than McMansions. Luckily, that's probably where we're headed.
Culture
This Woman Is Pretending to Be Poor for Art
The playing poor trend is now an art project. Meet Tania Bruguera, who's becoming an illegal immigrant for a year.
Design
Local Artists Meet Legendary Architecture In One of L.A.'s Oldest Neighborhoods
This weekend's tour through one of L.A.'s oldest neighborhoods reveals artist studios tucked inside some of the city's most beautiful houses.
Culture
Which Writer, Dead or Living, Best Defines Los Angeles?
Culture
The "Stop Driving So Much" GOOD Challenge Update
We're trying to drive less this month, and, boy, are we ever bad at that.
Cities
San Francisco Set to Ban Unsolicited Phone Books
According to a new law that's likely to pass this week, the Yellow Pages would have to confirm you want a book before giving you one.
Cities
This Is Why We're Hot: Sun-Absorbing Black Roofs Need a Coat of White Paint
This heatwave would suck less if all our roofs were painted white.
Environment
Why Is America's Transportation System Stuck in the 1950s?
For anyone interested in getting around without a car, the new transportation legislation holds nothing but bad news.
Education
Where the Smart People At?
Figuring out how to locate the smartest concentration of people in any one place is no easy feat. Typically, it's either been measured by the...
