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Transparency: The Most Dangerous Cities for Walking
Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your...
Design
Transparency: GOOD's Most Popular Infographics of 2010
A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man
Environment
Transparency: Where Will the Next Earthquake Hit?
If major quakes occur approximately 15 times a year around the world, where will the next one hit?
Culture
More Earthquakes to Come in Japan
The huge 9.0 earthquake that hit Japan was actually an aftershock—and is likely to be followed by more large aftershocks in the coming weeks.
Design
Fantastic Vintage Subway Etiquette Posters from Tokyo
From Pink Tentacle comes this colorful image, "Three Annoying Train Monsters," a vintage subway-etiquette poster from Tokyo that warns riders...
Environment
Japan Will Build Blazingly Fast Tokyo to Osaka Maglev Train
Imagine making it from New York to D.C. in 45 minutes. That's how quickly Japan's maglev train will make it from Tokyo to Nagoya.
Design
Because Manhole Covers Can Be Awesome
The Japanese have a propensity for turning the mundane into its exact opposite—making it either really cute or really stylistic. Usually, really...
Environment
If Tokyo Gets the Olympics, They'll Build This Thing
Who cares what Obama and Oprah think? If Tokyo gets the 2016 Olympic games, they'll build this stadium powered entirely by the sun. In fact,...
News
Obama 0 for 1 on Trips to Denmark
Obama's last-minute trip to Copenhagen to appeal to members of the Olympic Committee to pick his hometown (and, you know, U.S. city) has failed,...
Design
The GOOD 100: Giant Gundam
Gun-damn The city of Tokyo has embraced the spirit of cultural adventurousness. Their contribution: a 60-foot tall Gundam statue, based on the...
The Community Board
City Life is a Spreadsheet
Cities all over the globe have been experiencing a real change in land ownership. Most older cities were made up of "city parcels," with...
