Buses and trains may trump cars on the carbon front, but for true sustainability, why not power public transit with alternative fuels? AC Transit has three hybrid-electric, hydrogen fuel-cell buses up and running in Oakland and ...READ»
Something to keep in mind as you head home on the busiest travel day of the year:
The more hellish the flight, the more it may actually be worth paying for. That's because airlines with fewer flights and packed cabins are actually ...READ»
The closer marijuana comes to full legalization status in California, the more likely it is that the plant will be treated like any other crop--that is, as an industrial cash cow that often squeezes out small farmers. And the marijuana industrialization process is, in fact, already beginning. READ»
It's long been a staple of citizen journalism, but YouTube has signed a deal with a local news station in San Francisco to enable people to submit their own video reports and photos. It's a little bit of crowd-sourcing, a little bit ...READ»
Want to see how an innovative city of the future is created? Join us for our Fast Cities panel on June 22 at the Washington Inn in Oakland, California. A variety of speakers, including Fast Company's own Anya Kamenetz; Ian Kim, ...READ»
Though far from a teenager, lately I've taken up skateboarding as a personal transportation option for traveling around my 'hood. It's a smart alternative to using my car for short trips to the supermarket or to a nearby restaurant ...READ»
Cohousing was supposed to be the next big residential trend, but it never took off. Now the recession is reviving interest in shared living facilities. Kitchen duty, anyone?READ»
One challenge faced by any city ramping up its local services in advance of hosting the Olympics: You can't put any old company's logo out there for the world to see unless they've inked a hefty sponsorship deal and/or been ...READ»
The San Francisco designers known for their urban mapping and data visualization projects won the top grant from the Knight Foundation for their new concept CityTracking.READ»
Walter Hood transforms run-of-the-mill public spaces—city parks, highway underpasses—into pillars of the communities they serve. His goal: to prove that every place, and every person, can benefit from good design.READ»
The first time I went to the White House I was in grade school. This was back in the 1970s, when my family was in Washington, D.C., on vacation, and public tours were easy to arrange. My next visit, two decades later, was as a ...READ»
Nicole Lazzaro, 44, has studied emotion and player experiences in video games for 20 years and is the designer of Tilt, the first iPhone accelerometer game. Her firm helps the likes of Sega and Ubisoft create games that resonate with iPhone users.READ»
Few business travelers are happy about having their Internet umbilical cord cut at the airport. Net access can be as important as oxygen, especially during a two-hour layover or an unexpected weather delay. So where can you plug in, log on, and get to work?READ»
Most of the time, most business travelers neglect to think about rush hour in the city they're traveling to until they're stuck, sitting in traffic, and praying they'll make their next meeting -- or their flight.READ»
California may soon become the first state to ban single-use plastic bags thanks to AB1998, a proposed bill that would subject shoppers to a 5 cent surcharge for every paper bag used. But how will Californians react to such an ...READ»
College: Northwestern University Major: Economics Hometown: Dix Hills, New York Age: 22
First Job: Teach for America in Oakland, California
Job search advice for the Class of 2000: "Start early, talk to people who are already ...READ»
