<p>Sure, public transportation is cheaper, better for the environment, and conducive to livable cities. But today we'll celebrate another of its fabulous features: It can be visually awesome. Case in point: A visualization of the movement of the San Francisco Municipal Railway, also known as Muni. The video is based on June 2010 data harvested from Nextbus, which uses GPS and software to predict and follow vehicles such as shuttles and buses. Via <a href="http://sfist.com/2010/07/27/visualization_of_muni_movement_for.php" title="">sfist</a>: </p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div><p> Related content: Discoblog: <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/07/27/video-a-hairy-carpet-of-daddy-longlegs-fends-off-predators/" title="">Video: A Hairy Carpet of Daddy Longlegs Fends off Predators</a></p><p> Discoblog: <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/07/26/study-belly-flopping-frogs-evolved-big-jumps-before-smooth-landings/" title="">Video: Belly-Flopping Frogs Evolved Big Jumps Before Smooth Landings</a></p><div data-embedid="cade7ffa-0563-48de-839f-f84e596c0b94" id="insticator-embed-temp"></div>

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Sure, public transportation is cheaper, better for the environment, and conducive to livable cities. But today we'll celebrate another of its fabulous features: It can be visually awesome. Case in point: A visualization of the movement of the San Francisco Municipal Railway, also known as Muni. The video is based on June 2010 data harvested from Nextbus, which uses GPS and software to predict and follow vehicles such as shuttles and buses. Via sfist: Related content: Discoblog: Video: A Hairy Carpet of Daddy Longlegs Fends off Predators Discoblog: Video: Belly-Flopping Frogs Evolved Big Jumps Before Smooth Landings

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