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Transportation is at the heart of modern mobility but also at the intersection of many of the worlds biggest problems, from fuel usage to socioeconomic disparities. Could new innovations in vehicles and mass transit be the answer to making for an even more connected and yet also eco-friendly planet?

Garden to Go: Vegetation Takes Over Chicago Train Car

Want to take that green on the road? This lovely art project put a lush garden in a Chicago train car and circled downtown for hours.

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Cycle Crazy: 14 Smart & Stylish Bike Storage Solutions

As bicycles grow in popularity - especially in cities - bike storage solutions, from wall hooks to public racks, are getting more innovative and functional.

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Spectacular Steel Reclamation Center Building Design

A boomerang-shaped steel building hovers over an auto scrapyard in this futuristic design for a steel recycling research and education center in California.

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Wave Hello to the Next Generation of Public Bike Storage

Most public bicycle storage methods leave the bike vulnerable to vandalism or theft. This concept would keep bikes safe and secure by enclosing them entirely.

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Greens on Wheels: Rolling Greenhouse Will Feed + Educate

A forthcoming project aims to turn an old diesel truck into a mobile greenhouse and education center that will bring gardening to the whole country.

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Well Trained: 7 Amazing Animal Stationmasters of Japan

Japan's many iron horses may no longer have cow-catchers, but other critters await those who visit some very special train stations far off the beaten track.

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Martin Usborne: Dog's Best Friend

Martin Usborne is a London-based photographer whose exhibition "MUTE: The Silence of Dogs in Cars" is a gorgeous exhibition of a mundane parking lot event.

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Booming Industry: GM Recycling Oil Booms in Chevy Volt Parts

All of those used oil booms from the BP disaster have to go somewhere. GM is recycling them into parts for their new hybrid vehicle, the Volt.

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The Future of Personal Transportation

Transportation is one of the main differences between present day and the day of tomorrow in pop culture. Here's how personal transport could appear tomorrow:

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Hot Air Balloons that Soar Above the Rest

A variety of hot air balloons have graced balloon festivals around the globe. Here are some of the best of the best:

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Offbeat Rolling Residences: Converted Cabins on Wheels

Forget the sterile white aesthetic of mass-produced RVs: these converted buses and trucks are true houses on wheels, complete with porches and wood stoves.

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20 Amazing Futuristic Hydrogen Vehicle Design Concepts

These 20 amazing futuristic hydrogen vehicle concept designs are some the coolest hydrogen vehicles that we'd like to see rolling down the highway soon.

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Cycle Crazy: 16 Strange & Amazing Bicycle Concepts

Will the bicycles of the future charge our laptops, harness pedal power or even float on water? These concept designs give us a glimpse at the possibilities.

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Futuristic Vehicles: 15 Concept Cars & Transit Designs

What do the green cars, bikes and mass transit systems of tomorrow look like? They're sleek, futuristic and in some cases, bizarre and impractical.

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Padlocked By The Earth: Cycle Sheds Go Underground

Why park our bicycles in full view, at the mercy of the elements and the unscrupulous, when we can bury them in the depths of the earth?

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