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San Francisco to L.A. in 30 Minutes? Sure, on the Hyperloop
Elon Musk imagines a cheap, faster-than-a-plane, weather-immune, crash-impervious people-mover.
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Rankings
Large U.S. Cities and Tolerance
How America's biggest metro areas stack up.
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The Longest BART Ride Ever
One man's trip across the entire system from end to end to end in one shot.
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An Experiment Worth Watching: All-Door Bus Boarding in San Francisco
Allowing bus riders to board in the rear as well as the front is common outside the U.S., but few American transit agencies have been willing to try it.
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Urban Wonk
When the Bad Guys Ride Bikes
A spate of injuries and deaths have forced cities to reassess how pedestrians and cyclists interact.
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How Your City May Have Affected Your Raise
Wage growth varies considerably by metropolitan area, according to numbers from the most recent quarter.
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Of Course People Will Ride California HSR
What they may stop riding are commercial airlines, research suggests.
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San Francisco Hopes to Curb Panhandling With Puppies
A potentially novel solution to two tough problems.
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Can China Reinvigorate the American Housing Market?
Maybe. But we should be doing that ourselves.
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In San Francisco, a One-Stop Shop for Building Better Streets
A new website streamlines the process for creating parklets, art installations, bike parking and more.
