Its massive bike share program showed that major cities could let citizens rent bikes, and inspired cities like New York and D.C.
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Feed SubscriptionInsert Here: Asking People How They Would Improve Their Cities
A new project from 350.org lets people fill in the blank spots in their city with potential exciting improvements. If you were paying attention in New York this past weekend, you might have noticed signs plastered to telephone poles, buidlings, and fences. They're requesting that something--a green roof, a bike lane, a urban farm--be "inserted" at the site
Read More »Trade Your Car For A Free Lifetime Bus Pass (If You Live In Murcia)
A Spanish city, in a bid to end congestion, has made its citizens an offer: Give up your car and ride our trolley for free, forever. People love their cars. They're willing to maintain a car even when it's expensive and difficult.
Read More »David Karp’s Favorite Tech Tools
David Karp, founder and CEO of Tumblr, an easy to use blogging platform, shares his favorite tech tools.
Read More »A New Way to Find Parking Spots Online (And Pay What They’re Really Worth)
San Francisco, with a large population crammed into a very small footprint, can be notoriously hard to park in. But, as it's also one of the tech-savviest cities in the country, they've come up with a solution to make it easier to find a place to leave your car and to better value parking places
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