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Bike-Share Debuts in Washington D.C. [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 04:23 PM CDT

Public bike-share in the U.S. hit a milestone yesterday when SmartBike DC, the first program of its kind in an American city, launched in full. Coverage in the Washington Post was heavy on the...

Update: Bike Republic not quite "official" just yet [BikePortland]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 03:59 PM CDT

It seems I jumped the gun with my story about the former McCall's Restaurant site in Waterfront Park being turned into a cafe and bike retail, rental, commuter facility operated by Bike...

BTA: NE Going Street will be focus of bike boulevard effort [BikePortland]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 03:26 PM CDT

Low-traffic, tree-lined conditions will help make NE Going a great bike boulevard.(Photo: Google Streetview) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has announced that NE Going Street will become...

D.C. tests bike-sharing waters: Thoughts from Portland [BikePortland]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 12:46 PM CDT

Bikes await customers at Penn Quarter station in Washington D.C.(Photo: afagen/Flickr) After several months of delay following the initial "launch", Washington D.C. is basking in the glow...

Metro Pushing HOT Lanes at Public Meetings [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 11:55 AM CDT

While Metro's sales tax proposal has been dominating the news, the agency has also been pursuing adding managed toll lanes, also known as HOT Lanes, to the I-10 and I-110.  You may remember that...

KTLA: Should SoCal Spend Money on Bike Lanes [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 09:49 AM CDT

KTLA.com has a poll up asking whether Southern California should be spending public funds to build more bike lanes.  Surprisingly, almost a third of respondents have "voted" against putting...

Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 09:25 AM CDT

D.C. Launches Bike-Share Network (WaPo) Think Metro is Wasteful?  Check out LAUSD (Daily News) Metro Breaks Ridership Records (Bottleneck Blog, LAist) 115 New Parking Spaces Coming to...

Portland bike parking provides lessons for New York City [BikePortland]

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 09:11 AM CDT

Still from video — Watch it below Streetfilms, the video-journalism arm of the New York City-based Livable Streets Network, has published a film that focuses on Portland's signature bike...

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