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Vote for the Best Bus Route in America
Check out the finalists, and vote for your favorite, in the Best Bus Routes in America contest.
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Chinese Train Hits 302 MPH, Breaks Commercial Speed Record
If we had trains this fast, one could get from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon, in five or six hours.
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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.
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What Rush Hour Could Look Like: The Glorious Bike Traffic of Utrecht, Holland
The following video, after the jump, offers a look into a beautiful fantasy land called Utrecht, Holland, where transit is clean, efficient, and...
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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.
News
How Biking Can Save Cities Billions of Dollars in Health Expenses
If Midwestern city dwellers started biking instead of driving when running errands, they could make their communities measurably better.
Business
Special Panties Stymie Scanners at Airports
A special, lead-free metal is "decoratively" affixed to your undies so TSA scanners will reveal a less embarrassing natural shape, a fig leaf.
Lifestyle
Why Is Airline Food So Bad?
Is it even possible to taste good food in midair, much less make palatable in-flight fare?
News
Transparency: Who Are America's Illegal Immigrants
How many illegal immigrants are there, where are they from, and how do they fit in to the economy?
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.
Culture
Stimulus Watch: States that Spent on Public Transportation Created More Jobs
A new study says stimulus money that went toward public transportation created more jobs than money dedicated to building new roads. Go metro.
News
The New Nissan Leaf Ad: Humorless, Brilliant, or Both?
The new ad for Nissan's electric car features scenes from a smoggy alternate reality in which our computers and cell phones spew out exhaust.
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.
Environment
People Are Awesome: European Mayor Uses Tank to Crush Car Blocking Bike Lane
A publicity stunt on behalf of bicyclists involves a Lithuanian mayor destroying a luxury sedan with a tank. Sweet revenge.
Design
Watch this Invisible Airbag Helmet for Cyclists Inflate
Behold a stylish girl wearing an invisible airbag-the genius new invention for bikers from (where else?) Sweden.
Environment
Interactive Transparency: America's Energy, Where It's From and How It's Used
With the full picture, the problems (wasted energy) and the potential solutions (more renewable energy) become more clear.
News
Two Thirds of Americans Would Use High-Speed Rail
According to a new survey, 62 percent of Americans would use high-speed rail. So lets get it going already.
Cities
If You Build Bike Lanes, They Will Ride
It doesn't matter if your city is hot or cold, wet or dry, young or old: If you want more bike commuters, build more bike lanes. Science says so!
