Topic: public transit
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New York's Sustainability Catch-22
The city's greenest asset – its subway system – also became its greatest weakness this week.
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Yes, This Ad Is Offensive. But Free Speech Rides Public Transit, Too
Sometimes embracing free speech means sharing the subway with an ad that churns your stomach.
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Charts
The End of Car Ownership (in the Developed World, at Least)
A new carpool company in France is part of the growing trend.
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Want Healthier Seniors? Give Them Bus Passes
Researchers find free rides on public transit can spur physical activity in older adults.
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The Difference Between Bus Riders and Train Riders
The characteristics of the average L.A. transit user depends on what form of transit they use.
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Boosting Ridership by Replacing Buses With Rail
How L.A.'s rail system has put more riders on transit.
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Why China's Subway Boom Went Bust
Officials say 70 to 80 percent of China's planned subway lines are being postponed. What's the country to do?
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Bus Riders and Invasive Advertising
How futuristic novelty ads unfairly target and take advantage of commuters who can't escape.
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Olympics 2012
3 Lessons Every Olympic City Should Take to Heart
Done right, the Olympics can increase a city's public spaces and public transportation use.
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Photos
If You Were to X-Ray an Entire Office Building, It Would Look Something Like This
Radioactive photographer Nick Veasey works with dangerous wavelengths to reveal the inner beauty of the city.
