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The Rise of Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing

Writing in Time, Anita Hamilton examines the rise of peer-to-peer car sharing networks, and why, exactly, the world's largest car company would support such a system.

13 February 2012 - 10:00am

Time

The Self-Driving Car of the Future is Here

Tom Vanderbilt writes about the current crop of self-driving cars in Wired. "After almost a hundred years in which driving has remained essentially unchanged, it has been completely transformed in just the past half decade."

23 January 2012 - 12:00pm

Wired

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Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City

With much fanfare, Kansas City was selected in 2011 as the launching site for Google's experimental fast fiber-optic network. Now, a dispute about how and where to run fiber optic lines on poles in the city is causing significant delays.

21 January 2012 - 5:00am

The Kansas City Star

Can the 'Wikipedia of Maps' Challenge Google?

Google starts charging for its maps, and an open source alternative -- with support from Microsoft -- begins to challenge Google's dominance.

29 December 2011 - 5:00am

MIT Technology Review

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D.C. Transit Data Now Available on Google Maps

Google announces the addition of D.C.'s Metro and bus routes to their online and mobile maps, including connections to other commuter transit systems.

16 May 2011 - 12:00pm

TheCityFix.com

Self-Driving Cars Coming Soon to A Street Near You

...particularly if you live in Nevada, where Google is pressing hard to convince lawmakers to allow their autonomous vehicles on public roads.

12 May 2011 - 9:00am

The New York Times

Google Invests in Wind Power

Internet search giant Google has announced plans for the long-term purchase of power produced by a 100 megawatt wind power plant being built in Oklahoma.

23 April 2011 - 7:00am

Reuters

Google to Transform Kansas City into Broadband Wonderland

Google announced that it had chosen Kansas City, Kansas as the launching site for an experimental fiber-optic network with speeds of up to 1 Gb per second.

30 March 2011 - 2:00pm

TechCrunch

Abhijeet Chavan

What's in a name? Google may have the answer

Fri, 12/17/2010 - 13:55

Google Labs has released another fascinating tool for researchers. Readers may already be familiar with Google Trends which can chart and reveal trends in search patterns for the last decade. The new tool allows similar analysis of Google's impressive library of digitized books spanning centuries.

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Taking the 'Mass' Out of Mass Transit

Is the isolation of personal rapid transit truly viable for mass transit?

29 September 2010 - 1:00pm

TheCityFix

PRT (podcars) ready for prime time

San Jose hosts the 4th Podcar Conference, Oct 27-29, part of San Jose's Green Vision.

21 September 2010 - 9:16am

New York Times

Meet the Geeks Re-Shaping D.C.

Planning nerd bloggers like David Alpert of Greater Greater Washington are finding that they can have significant influence in the world of D.C. planning and development.

2 September 2010 - 2:00pm

Washington City Paper

Google Creates Affordable Housing Fund

Google has invested $86 million in a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit fund to create 480 affordable rental housing units for low income families.

31 August 2010 - 9:00am

TechCrunch

Britain's WiFi Networks Mapped

Search giant Google has mapped the location of every WiFi network in Britain. Some say the collection of this information is a violation of privacy.

4 June 2010 - 8:00am

Telegraph

Google Sued When Map Leads Pedestrian Into Busy Intersection

A pedestrian in Park City, UT followed her downloaded Google map onto a four-lane road sans sidewalks. She was hit by a motorist before reaching the median. Lauren Rosenberg is seeking $100,000 in a federal lawsuit.

2 June 2010 - 2:00pm

The Guardian

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City Stunts Try to Lure Fiber Optic Internet

A handful of American cities are hoping to become testing grounds for a new fiber optic Internet connection being offered by Google. To catch the company's eye, many of these cities are making concerted -- and sometimes audacious -- efforts.

23 March 2010 - 11:00am

NPR

Charting Public Data Via Google

Google has launched a new experimental effort to visualize much of the public data it now searches and displays.

15 March 2010 - 7:00am

Los Angeles Times

Google and the Company Town

Google and the city of Mountain View, California have a unique relationship. The city is home to the search giant's headquarters, but the company is much more than a quiet tenant, according to this article.

21 February 2010 - 5:00am

The New York Times

Google Fights For Mixed-Use Near Campus

Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA is not unlike many suburban office parks, but now the search giant is advocating for mixed-use development around their campus.

19 February 2010 - 8:00am

TechCrunch