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How BART Finally Decided to Replace Its Bacteria-Covered, Gross Old Seats
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system is deploying vinyl seats that don't cough up clouds of filth when smacked, like the wool ones do.
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Photos
Is the Retro Ballpark Movement Officially Over?
20 years since Camden Yards opened in Baltimore, a look back on the stadium design that's emerged since.
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Videos
The Sad Truth About Food-Delivering Robots
The failure of San Francisco's "TacoCopter" is just one example of how we are failing at creating a functional, robotic delivery boy.
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The Big Fix
The Science of Quieter Cities
Tired of listening to your neighbor's shoes, the garbage truck, and the sound of car traffic? What if you didn't have to?
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The Future of Intelligent Parking
How sensors and computers and phone apps are revolutionizing the way cities handle their parking spaces.
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Maps
A Fantasy Transit Map for San Francisco
A chat with the cartographer who dreamed up this latest entry into the aspirational transit future genre.
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The Big Fix
The Dawn of the Municipal Chief Innovation Officer
San Francisco and Philadelphia are the first major U.S. cities to install innovation officers. What exactly do these guys do, and will their stodgy government colleagues let them get away with it?
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The Streetcar As a City's Moving Symbol
A survey of light rail aesthetics from around the world.
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The City, Covered With Logos
Are corporate logos diminishing the sense of place in cities?
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How One Man Built His City a Fiber Optic Network
Software entrepreneur Patrick Kennedy is bringing faster internet to San Leandro, thanks to infrastructure put in place by BART and city officials.
