
Although people claim to wash their hands after dirty activities, when you observe them in person, the story (especially for men) is different.

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 where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your...
American kids are fat. According to Ken Yeager, President of the Santa Clara Country Board of Supervisors, nearly one in four children in Santa...
Here's video of a trip down San Francisco's Market Street from 1905.It's remarkable how lawless the streets were. Vehicles and people and horses...

The Bay Citizen has sifted through every single police report for bicycle accidents over the last two years and assembled a fascinating array of data.

San Francisco is just the latest city to try giving cops personal, ear-mounted cameras to keep everyone on their best behavior.

A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man
In two weeks, GOOD is going on a wild cross-country trip to meet some of the most interesting innovators in the country. Tell us who they should be.

The endless search for a parking spot in the city may be a thing of the past—in San Francisco, at least. After years of preparation, the city is...

The Big Apple is set to build an enormous campground in the middle of the concrete jungle. What does this mean for urban camping across the country?

San Francisco made sitting or lying on the sidewalk illegal, so a group of activists has started installing benches in public under cover of night.

Seattle's lost the Most Literate City in America crown. Is the rest of America losing the literacy battle?
We all do it. Our favorite magazine arrives, we dutifully place it on the coffee table in anticipation, looking forward to spending a...

If major quakes occur approximately 15 times a year around the world, where will the next one hit?

Using the SFPark website or iPhone app, citizens can see where there are free spaces, and how much they'll cost, right now.

Our program that pairs designers with urban problems is headed back to San Francisco, with student presentations from the Academy of Art University.
In San Francisco, carpool capital of the universe, new rules are reducing the incentive for ridesharing. For 30-plus years in the San...