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Transportation

Triumph of the low-carbon city dweller: Back to the land? Pfft. If you want to conserve energy, the cosmopolitan lifestyle is the way to go. You can look it up; Andrew Leonard Jul 3, 2008
Wal-Mart's slow-food epiphany: The high price of gas is encouraging the world's biggest retailer to buy locally.; Andrew Leonard Jul 1, 2008
Ask Pablo: I'm planning my summer vacation. Is it more ecological to fly or drive?; By Pablo Päster Jun 9, 2008
Where have all the bicycles gone?: Commuter bikes are selling like hotcakes in New York City. And train ridership is up in California. Hmm, what could be the connection?; Andrew Leonard Jun 2, 2008
Stop your motor running: The summer driving season just began, but if spring's example is any indicator, Americans are going to stay home. And the world says thank you.; Andrew Leonard May 27, 2008
Bangkok train keeps on rolling: The train that shares its tracks with a street market is no fake. A reader provides history and context; Andrew Leonard Oct 18, 2007
When trains and markets collide: In Bangkok, there is no such thing as the wrong side of the tracks; Andrew Leonard Oct 15, 2007
We paved paradise: So why can't we find any place to park? Because parking is one of the biggest boondoggles -- and environmental disasters -- in our country.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Oct 1, 2007
The bicycle thief: Bike activists face an uphill climb against Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, who claims bike paths are not transportation and are stealing tax money from bridges and roads.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Sep 14, 2007
Skinny girls to blame for train delays: Are you buying this? We aren't, either.; Tracy Clark-Flory Jan 5, 2007
Walk to school, yes, but don't forget your lawyer: Liability issues? Corporate sponsorship? The Safe Routes to School program has encouraged thousands of kids to get out of their cars and onto their feet, but what ever happened to a simple stroll?; By Linda Baker Oct 13, 2004
Congress to bikers: Get a car: A house subcommittee has voted to cut all funding for bike paths and other pollution-free transportation programs.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jul 22, 2003
Aerial ambulance chasing: A lawsuit claims the Alaska Air pilots should have landed instead of trying to figure out what was wrong -- but the doomed men did the right thing.; By Phaedra Hise Feb 18, 2000
Do airlines ever cut corners on maintenance?: Pilots and mechanics admit privately that sometimes whether a part -- or a plane -- needs work is a matter of opinion and negotiation.; By Phaedra Hise Feb 3, 2000
Crash course in ethics: How accurate are airline crash investigations if the people conducting them have a financial stake in the outcome?; By Michael Alvear Dec 6, 1999
Pilots ponder the mysteries of EgyptAir crash: Those who fly planes want to know why the autopilot was disconnected, the engines were shut down and nobody contacted air-traffic controllers.; By Phaedra Hise Nov 16, 1999
Did relief pilot seize control from captain?: As Egyptians protest the move toward a criminal probe, reports emerge that a crew member said a prayer and plunged the plane into the ocean.; By Alicia Montgomery, Fiona Morgan and Daryl Lindsey Nov 16, 1999
High-tech ambulance chasing?: Attorneys register EgyptAir domain names, seeking to comfort families, not attract clients.; By Anthony York Nov 16, 1999
Pilots ponder the mysteries of EgyptAir crash: Those who fly planes want to know why the autopilot was disconnected, the engines were shut down and nobody contacted air-traffic controllers.; By Phaedra Hise Nov 15, 1999
Decoding EgyptAir: The National Transportation Safety Board is waiting on a final analysis of the cockpit voice recorder of Flight 990 before turning over the investigation to the FBI.; By Fiona Morgan Nov 15, 1999
Honda's electric car putt-putts its last: Automaker ends experiment with alternative-fuel vehicles. Who's to blame?; -- Janelle Brown Apr 30, 1999
Nigerian nightmare: Jeffrey Tayler describes a death-defying bus adventure across Nigeria.; By Jeffrey Tayler Dec 30, 1998
Rickshaws I have loved: Wanderlust editor Don George talks with Lonely Planet founder and head Tony Wheeler about his new book, 'Chasing Rickshaws,' and the company's future plans as it celebrates its 25th year of publishing.; By Don George Oct 23, 1998
Batteries included: Are electric cars like GM's EV1 high-tech toys -- or saviors of the planet?; By Janelle Brown Jun 17, 1998
SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal: Forget car phones and sports utility vehicles, the real menace on the roads is drivers who will literally kill to get a parking space.; By Jonathan Broder Jul 17, 1997

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