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Tech
What Can Be Done About the Global Housing Crisis? Plenty
Angharad Paget-Jones, from Port Talbot, Wales, doesn’t expect to ever get on the housing ladder. Despite what money-saving advice and…
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New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It
Uber has been especially squeezed in New York, because the city has since 2018 capped the number of ride-hail vehicles…
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Why Cities Want Old Buildings Taken Down Gently
Emily Christensen knows this sounds a little West Coast, but when she enters the old houses her company has been…
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The Psychology of Placing EV Chargers Along Roads Less Traveled
Gil Tal lives in Davis, California, where winter daytime temperatures are in the mid-50s and annual rainfall is well below…
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The Feds Plan to Reduce Roadway Deaths—With Smarter Road Design
Statistics help tell stories, and one often touted by technologists and engineers and police officers and even the federal government…
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Wait, So Where Will Urbanites Charge Their EVs?
So you’ve got a nice house with a garage where you can charge your electric vehicle—you’re living in the future.…
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Life Style
People Are Being Priced Out of Their Cities — Do These 6 Things to Stay
With rising rents and housing costs, people all over the United States are being priced out of the cities they…
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Cities Want Ebikes to Stay in Their Lane—but Which One?
It’s hard to find anything that unites Nashville, Tennessee; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Moab, Utah; and New York City. But all…
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Public Transit Systems Refocus on Their Core Riders
When the pandemic hit the US in March 2020, public health officials told people to stay home. But many couldn’t.…
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The US Is Gently Discouraging States From Building New Highways
Highways are not great for the planet. Their smooth, wide, inviting lanes have helped make transportation the largest source of…
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