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What’s that German word for waiting for a debate question on your issue, only to be crushed every time?

by MaudeMiramontes Posted on September 26, 2016

This week, cities mark World Car-Free Day, an annual event to promote biking, walking, mass transit, and other ways to get around sans motor vehicles (Solowheel, anyone?).

Technically, World Car-Free Day was Thursday, September 22, but participating cities are taking the “eh, close enough” approach to get their car-free kicks in on the weekend. Said cities include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Brussels, Bogotá, Jakarta, Copenhagen, and Paris, where nearly half the city center will be closed to vehicle traffic on Sunday.

But going car-free, municipally speaking, is becoming more of a regular trend than an annual affair: Mexico City closes 35 miles of city streets to cars every Sunday; the Oslo city government proposed a ban on private vehicles in the city center after 2019; and in Paris, the government is allowed to limit vehicles if air pollution rises above health-threatening levels.

But even if your city isn’t officially participating in World Car-Free Day, you can be the change you want to see in your own metropolis. And by that, we mean: Just leave your keys at home. Horrible, no good things happen in cars.

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What’s that German word for waiting for a debate question on your issue, only to be crushed every time?

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Happy World Contraception Day! Is your birth control working for you?

by EddieBarnard Posted on September 26, 2016

This week, cities mark World Car-Free Day, an annual event to promote biking, walking, mass transit, and other ways to get around sans motor vehicles (Solowheel, anyone?).

Technically, World Car-Free Day was Thursday, September 22, but participating cities are taking the “eh, close enough” approach to get their car-free kicks in on the weekend. Said cities include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Brussels, Bogotá, Jakarta, Copenhagen, and Paris, where nearly half the city center will be closed to vehicle traffic on Sunday.

But going car-free, municipally speaking, is becoming more of a regular trend than an annual affair: Mexico City closes 35 miles of city streets to cars every Sunday; the Oslo city government proposed a ban on private vehicles in the city center after 2019; and in Paris, the government is allowed to limit vehicles if air pollution rises above health-threatening levels.

But even if your city isn’t officially participating in World Car-Free Day, you can be the change you want to see in your own metropolis. And by that, we mean: Just leave your keys at home. Horrible, no good things happen in cars.

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Happy World Contraception Day! Is your birth control working for you?

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You don’t get Leonardo DiCaprio by being this thirsty, people.

by MerrillTerrell Posted on September 23, 2016

This week, cities mark World Car-Free Day, an annual event to promote biking, walking, mass transit, and other ways to get around sans motor vehicles (Solowheel, anyone?).

Technically, World Car-Free Day was Thursday, September 22, but participating cities are taking the “eh, close enough” approach to get their car-free kicks in on the weekend. Said cities include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Brussels, Bogotá, Jakarta, Copenhagen, and Paris, where nearly half the city center will be closed to vehicle traffic on Sunday.

But going car-free, municipally speaking, is becoming more of a regular trend than an annual affair: Mexico City closes 35 miles of city streets to cars every Sunday; the Oslo city government proposed a ban on private vehicles in the city center after 2019; and in Paris, the government is allowed to limit vehicles if air pollution rises above health-threatening levels.

But even if your city isn’t officially participating in World Car-Free Day, you can be the change you want to see in your own metropolis. And by that, we mean: Just leave your keys at home. Horrible, no good things happen in cars.

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You don’t get Leonardo DiCaprio by being this thirsty, people.

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Sorry, Beijing, but you look like a wrung-out sponge

by Danny81R8157 Posted on June 26, 2016

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Sorry, Beijing, but you look like a wrung-out sponge

By on Jun 26, 2016 7:00 amShare

Beijing, is it just me or did you just get shorter?

According to new satellite measurements, China’s capital is sinking into the ground at a rate of about four inches a year. The cause: relentless extraction of groundwater underneath the city. As water is pumped out of the ground, the soil dries up and compacts like a sad, wrung-out sponge.

All that subsidence — a fancy word for “that scary thing where the land is literally collapsing out from under you” — could have a “strong impact on train operations” and pose a safety threat to Beijing’s 20 million people, reports The Guardian.

What’s more, the saggiest part of the city appears to be Chaoyang, the central business district that teems with offices, malls, and bars.

Though plans are in place to divert tons more water to the city to replace the diminished groundwater, no one knows if that will be enough to lift Beijing out of its literal slump.

But hey, at least China’s not alone: Mexico City, Jakarta, and Bangkok are also gradually pumping themselves into the ground.

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Sorry, Beijing, but you look like a wrung-out sponge

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