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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The recently implemented bike ban in Kolkata, India is a move in the wrong direction for the emerging economy writes Jason Vargo (PhD '12) and Jonathan Patz of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Kolkata has chosen to pursue a misguided policy whose negative implications will affect global climate as well as the local health and economy." Previously Kolkata facilitated 2.5 million bike trips per day, which will now have to be replaced by other modes of transportation.
