#wired.com. Want to Fix Urban Sprawl? Ditch the Cul-de-Sac. Streets arranged in grids, with few dead-ends, encourage walking and transit. But in developing countries, growing cities are taking the opposite route.
#May.31.2020 ×
#wired.com. Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery. As we sunset this weekly series, we take a farewell tour of the outer planets—and pay tribute to one of the most famous last looks at Earth.
#May.30.2020 ×
#wired.com. In the Walking Capitals of the World, Drivers Still Rule the Road. In sub-Saharan Africa, about half of travelers move around by foot. Yet in its cities, conditions for pedestrians remain incredibly dangerous.
#May.30.2020 ×
#wired.com. High in the Alps, Giant Blankets Slow a Glacier's Ice Melt. Despite preservationists' best efforts, the Rhône Glacier may not be long for this world.
#May.26.2020 ×
#wired.com. Informal Transit Is Crucial for Some. Can It Weather Covid-19?. The pandemic highlights the vulnerability of workers for private transportation services, which are essential to mobility in global south cities.
#May.24.2020 ×
#wired.com. Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms. NASA's Juno orbiter, along with its Hubble and Gemini telescopes, will help scientists better understand the planet's atmosphere.
#May.23.2020 ×
#wired.com. The Flimsy Veneer of Gigantic Advertisements. Next time your eyes are drawn to a billboard or a commercial facade, try to notice what it’s obscuring.
#May.20.2020 ×
#wired.com. A Lawmaker Wants Fast Trains to Rev Up the US Economy. US representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts proposes spending $205 billion over 5 years to connect Chicago with Atlanta, Portland with Vancouver.
#May.19.2020 ×
#wired.com. How the Coronavirus Got Its Close-Up, Thanks to Electrons. This teeny, tiny particle doesn't just expose what the pathogen looks like—it's already helped scientists design a vaccine now in trials.
#May.19.2020 ×
#wired.com. Space Photos of the Week: Cassini’s Curtain Call. Before it crashed onto Saturn, the spacecraft captured images of the most photogenic planet in our Solar System.
#May.16.2020 ×
#wired.com. The Last, Lonely Walks Through New York City. On the eve of his move back to his native Tel Aviv, photographer Natan Dvir made a final tour of the streets that he had called home for the past 11 years.
#May.12.2020 ×
#wired.com. Elon Musk Defies Lockdown Orders and Reopens Tesla's Factory. The CEO sued a California county over the weekend and threatened to move the company to Texas—his latest tangle with government authorities.
#May.11.2020 ×
#wired.com. The Pandemic Strands Some Ship Crews at Sea, Others On Shore. Travel restrictions are blocking some marine workers from reaching their assigned ships. That's forcing others on extended tours.
#May.11.2020 ×
#wired.com. The Women of Ukraine's Railroads Keep the Trains Running. The under-sung heroes of the country's rail system keep vigilant watch from colorful mini-castles.
#May.10.2020 ×
#wired.com. The Eerie Stillness of Empty Schoolyards. Under the pandemic, the message is clear: School's out for the summer, and maybe even beyond that.
#May.10.2020 ×
#wired.com. Fantastical Plans Are on Hold, and More Car News This Week. The Covid-19 pandemic will delay the arrival of flying cars, and Google sibling Sidewalk Labs abandons plans to remake part of Toronto's waterfront.
#May.10.2020 ×
#wired.com. Space Photos of the Week: Europa! Attempt No Landing There. Despite a surface marked with so-called “chaos terrain,” we're set to explore whether or not it'll be possible to live on Jupiter's moon.
#May.09.2020 ×
#wired.com. Covid-19 Casts a Dark Cloud Over the Flying Car Future. An economic slump is no good for a long shot business that's just starting to take off.
#May.09.2020 ×
#wired.com. These Technicolor Covid-19 PSAs Prove Serious Can Mean Fun. The creative duo thinks that reminders to wash your hands don't have to be so dull.
#May.08.2020 ×
#wired.com. Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Scraps Its Ambitious Toronto Project. The Google sibling envisioned a tech-enabled and eco-friendly neighborhood. But residents rebelled over plans to collect and use their data, among other things.
#May.07.2020 ×
#wired.com. As Cities Reopen, Outdoor Dining May Provide a Lifeline. Restaurants are anxious to expand beyond takeout, and some researchers believe open-air transmission of the coronavirus is rare.
#May.07.2020 ×
#wired.com. Sleeker Lidar Moves Volvo Closer to Selling a Self-Driving Car. Using technology from Silicon Valley's Luminar, the Swedish automaker plans to offer completely autonomous highway driving by 2022.
#May.06.2020 ×
#wired.com. California Sues Uber and Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees. The state and three cities say the ride-hail companies are violating a new state law. The suit could lead to tens of millions of dollars in fines.
#May.05.2020 ×
#wired.com. Covid-19 Spurs a Road Repair Boom—and Threatens a Bust. Empty highways clear the way for speedier construction projects, but loss of fuel taxes could bring them to a halt.
#May.04.2020 ×
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