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Environment
How Electric Delivery Trucks Could Help Renewable Energy Succeed
If delivery fleets went electric, any truck on a city street could provide storage and stability to the grid.
Environment
Sustainable Development Makes Housing Affordable
Rent isn’t the only variable that determines how affordable a particular home is. Access to transit and amenities like groceries matters, too.
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.
Design
Intermission: Helmets as Art
Protect your brain and get a laugh with Igor Mitin's "Creative Helmets."
Environment
Subway Blues: Car Commuters Are Getting Bigger Tax Breaks Than Transit Riders
Right now, the government is signaling that it prefers people drive to work, despite the negative consequences of car commuting.
Environment
May the Best Solar Panel Win: The Year in Green Innovation
The greenest light bulb ever, sexy solar panels, buildings that eat smog, and more.
Education
Two Rapping Teachers Take on Plan to Slash L.A. Busing
$38 million in cuts will take away school bus transportation in Los Angeles starting January 1.
Environment
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Are Going Mainstream
Governments and manufacturers have taken a Field of Dreams approach to charging infrastructure, with stations everywhere from IKEA to Cracker Barrel.
Cities
GOOD Attacks! L.A. Traffic. Will You Be There?
Become part of our giant human infographic on the streets of downtown L.A.
Cities
All of the Lights: San Francisco Illuminates Night Biking with Free Lights
Let there be (bike) light: Bike advocates get San Francisco to front the bill for thousands of free bike lights.
Environment
Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines: Greening Car Gizmos
Solar power could make cars more energy-efficient not by powering the engine, but all those other doohickeys cars have.
Environment
Would Roads Be Safer and Greener Without Red Lights?
Half of Portland cyclists run red lights. And maybe they've got the right idea.
Cities
What City Has the Best Public Transportation? The Community Answers
Environment
How to Green Your Holiday Travel
I've come to think of getting to Christmas as another part of the season's indulgence. But there are ways to get home and hold onto green principles.
Cities
'Bike Czar' Nicole Freedman Gets Boston Pedaling
The alternative transit movement gets its (wo)man in city hall.
Environment
Why the Chevy Volt's Fire Problem Is Actually a PR Problem
A government agency is investigating its safety after a test car caught on fire. Are consumers holding electric cars to a higher standard?
Cities
Infographic: How Does Los Angeles Move?
Curious how L.A.'s commuting behavior measures up? Take a look to learn more about the city's unique transportation landscape.
Environment
Bus Systems Are Miles Ahead on Green Transport Technology
Cities are switching over diesel clunkers not just to natural gas or hybrid buses, but to fully electric vehicles.
