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Unclogging Chinese Traffic With A Bus System That Works

Traffic in Guangzhou (as in all of China) used to be out of control. A new bus system with dedicated lanes and smarter route planning is starting to ease congestion.READ»

Mapping The Urban Places Where No Transit Goes

Living in a city can be easy without a car: Just take the bus or train. But there are people who aren't served by public transit, and who don't have a car, creating islands of stranded people in cities across the country.READ»

Interactive Map Shows The State of U.S. Public Transit

From transit times to service frequency, find out everything about public transportation on any block of any major city.READ»

Redesigning the Bus Stop: Teague's Traffic 2.0 Makes Transit More Friendly

The Seattle-based firm designed a concept for a new kind of public transit system that encourages people to ride it.READ»

Riding L.A.'s Newest Rail Line

The Gold Line Eastside Extension opens in Los Angeles this Sunday, bringing a major light-rail system to the city's East L.A. communities.READ»

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Get Traffic Updates From Commuters on Twitter

Taking advantage of Twitter's real-time aspect, CommuTweet lets commuters share traffic updates, regardless of the mode of public transportation. You can sign in on the CommuTweet Web site with your Twitter account and save your ...READ»

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High-Design Public Bus? Maybe in London

London's double-decker gets an Aston Martin makeover.READ»

Nine Ideas to Save the World, Inspired by Buckminster Fuller [UPDATED]

The visionary architect Buckminster Fuller believed that a single design could save the world. That ethos is being carried forward by the Buckminster Fuller Institute, which every year holds a contest to create a design with maximum ...READ»

Los Angeles and Mass Transit? Designers Can Dream

Los Angeles has had dalliances with various mass-transit ideas the way Jennifer Aniston has relationships with other celebrities: They seem perfect until the heartbreak starts. So we're both excited and nervous with the ...READ»