Topic: public transit
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Charts
Why Do We Tax Car-Sharing Like It's Liquor or Cigarettes?
Taxes on quick car-share trips run as high as 60 percent.
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'That Boy Can Drive': Behind the Wheel at the 2012 International Bus Roadeo
The olympics of bus driving draws stiff competition, and plenty of devoted fans.
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America's Best Cities for Transit, According to Walk Score
New York, San Francisco, Boston, and D.C. top a new ranking of the best cities for transit.
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Unusual Urban Pastime of the Day: Subway Speed Riding
An international duo tries to ride the New York subway from end to end faster than anyone else.
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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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This Bus Shelter Will Give You Free Cake
The pinnacle of bus-shelter advertising madness has officially been reached with this pastry-scented campaign in London.
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Why Would Anyone Want Their Bus Shelter To Be an Interactive Jukebox?
Commuters in Sydney can now bop to high-energy techno music while they wait for their bus, thanks to an unusual advertising campaign.
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European 'Superbus' Aims to Hit 155 MPH on the Track
The Dutch government could soon adopt public buses that look like giant leeches and match a Porsche in speed.
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Videos
Europe's Most Irritating Public Artist
Many urban dwellers would no doubt like to give Austrian artist Michael Heindl a piece of their minds.
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Urban Wonk
One Metro, Three Vastly Different Approaches to Public Transit
What three cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area can teach us about the outcomes of transit access and coverage.
