Tag: Cities

The History of Carpooling, from Jitneys to Ridesharing

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Many people think carpooling was a fad that came and went with the Arab Oil Embargo. But a new MIT study shows that ridesharing is enduring and resurgent. Read more »

A Woman's Love Affair...With Her Bicycle [VIDEO]

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Set to songs by by Françoise Hardy and Daniel Johnston, the affecting short film "Bike ♥" follows a woman through the city with the object of her affection: her bike. Read more »

How Libraries Are Doing More With Less

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Libraries are contending with less funding and less institutional support, and while some are threatened, others are innovating and thriving. How libraries are adapting, and what you can do to help. Read more »

The Top Shareable Crowdfunded Projects [VIDEO]

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Feature films, music, web startups, open-source hardware, social activism — crowdfunding is enabling projects of all types. Here's video of some of our favorite shareable crowdfunded projects, past and present. Read more »

Architectural Myopia: Designing for Industry, Not People

Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, “what were the architects thinking?” New research shows that architects literally see the world differently from non-architects. Read more »

The Ritual of Critical Mass

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Every last Friday of the month there's a mass, a Critical Mass that is -- the self-organized bicycle happening that momentarily reclaims the streets of San Francisco for bicyclists and pedestrians. Last Friday, I partook in the mass. Read more »

Libraries Become Centers for Sharing

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Lending out toys, tools, sheet music, chess sets, child-development materials, seeds and more, libraries have established themselves as leaders in the sharing movement. Read more »

Mapping a Shareable World

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How interactive maps are transforming the way we understand and change the world. Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City

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Let's make sharing legal! Read the kickoff of our 20 part series on Policies for Shareable Cities. We need your input. Read more »

The Success of DC's Capital Bikeshare [VIDEO]

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A short film about the success of the largest bikeshare program in the United States, including 1100 bicycles and 110 stations across the city. Read more »
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