Tagged ‘Cars’
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Self-Appointed Traffic Cops Who are Always Around When You Need Them
Wherever construction snarls the roads or traffic lights go dark, you can find one of Accra’s many informal traffic cops, moving cars for small donations.
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Silicon Valley Lacks Affordable Housing
A lot of the media coverage of Silicon Valley has centered on income inequality. Everyone should be worried about the lack of affordable housing.
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Mardi Gras as a Citywide Revolt Against the Car
Mardi Gras is many things, but rarely called a pedestrian revolt against the car. James A. Reeves recounts his experience this year in New Orleans as he foolishly tried to drive around the city.
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Functional and Economical, Cargo Bikes On the Rise
Are cargo bikes the future of the cyclescape in the U.S. or will they remain a niche product?
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We’ve Got Facebook. Who Needs Cars?
Want to get on my nerves? Say this: “Now we have the Internet, so we no longer need to x,” where x is anything other than “balance a checkbook.”
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Dear Copenhagen: Say No to Cars!
As the Copenhagen climate change discussions get underway, Josh Leon wonders whether advocating for the continued use of automobiles — even the fancy new “green” ones — might spell disaster for cities.
