5 futuristic ways to get to work

You sit in traffic for 20 minutes only to park your car and stand among seemingly thousands of people packed into a tiny train or bus. By the time you finally get to work, your shirt's wrinkled and your pits are stained with sweat. Let's face it: commuting stinks. So when will technology kick in and deliver that game-changer every working-class American has been waiting for? Soon enough, my friend. A few years from now, you just might be traveling to work:

On a skilift?: Urban ropeways could provide a cheap, headache-free solution to mass transport. What more? It's an eco-friendly solution, too.

Or a super-fast futuristic train: Crossrail promises to revolutionize urban transport for everyone around the world. But first, it's starting in London—all for the price of $23 billion.

What about a self-balancing unicycle?: It's like a roller skate, skateboard and Segway mashed up together. And it has the potential to transform urban transportation as we know it

Or a bus that runs on human waste?: And you thought you were going green this year...

Ok, fine. A motorized skateboard will have to suffice: It's like a sideways skateboard for grown-ups. And all you need to do is lean.

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