John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities.
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Toilet Tuesday
Public Toilet in Graveyard Is Tearing Australian Town Apart
Also, the Portland Loo is voted best public bathroom in Canada, and Japan deploys a toilet soccer goalie.
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Videos
Do New Yorkers Really Need to Be Told How to Use Bike Lanes?
According to this cheeky movie by the city's Bike Ambassadors, yes, yes they do.
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Photos
Newly Un-Flooded New York Subway Still Looking Pretty Horrible
Pumping out the tunnels under New York has revealed a gnarly landscape of storm damage.
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Videos
Imagining the Colorful Adventures of a Stolen Bicycle
The meaning of this little film seems to be: If your bike is stolen, it's probably being ridden by somebody who loves it a lot more than you.
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Videos
Saving Seattle's Neighborhood Authenticity Through Better Buildings
A short documentary examines how to prevent South Lake Union from becoming another blah maze of featureless buildings.
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Videos
Segway Accidents: An Ongoing Crisis?
Segway Inc. has fallen out of the news. Perhaps it shouldn't have.
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Fearing Political Unrest, Beijing Outlaws Basically Everything: This Week in Bans
Also, a California city outlaws never-ending going-out-of-business signs and a Tucson hotel welcomes back Rod Stewart.
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The 'Covert Cloak' Protects the Privacy of the Painfully Shy
This high-tech garment detects the stares of rude people and instantly deploys shields.
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Behold the YikeBike, the Super Lightweight Folding E-Bike That Looks Like a 'Star Wars' Droid
Beep boop bip!
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Videos
Superstorm Sandy Meets Tim Burton in This Creepy Animation
A most ominous storm was brewing over the East Coast.
