| Happy Park(ing) Day, LA! [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 07:37 PM CDT The First Park I Actually Made It To on the Corner of Heliotrope and Melrose I hope everyone had as great a Parking Day. Here at Streetsblog we spent the day documenting as many of the parks... |
| PDOT makes the case for new on-street bike parking [BikePortland] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 06:49 PM CDT "On-street bicycle parking can provide many advantages… These advantages, which accrue to businesses and citizens, also support several city policies and objectives."– from a... |
| Bike of the Month: Robert Stapleton's Seuss-like tall-bike [BikePortland] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 05:36 PM CDT Robert Stapleton and his tall-bike.(Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday morning on the way to my office, I made a slight detour to check out an amazing bike parked on SE Hawthorne Blvd. Turns out it belongs... |
| KATU spins new bike parking into "bikes vs. cars" issue [BikePortland] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 05:01 PM CDT KATU-TV has a hot story; bikes should pay to park!(Screenshot from KATU-TV video). I was afraid this might happen. With today's big rollout of the four new on-street bike parking corrals in... |
| Updated: In case you were wondering: Xtracycles are taking over [BikePortland] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 02:25 PM CDT [See end of story for updates.] Kids, cargo, or both; longbikes rule.(Photos © J. Maus) I can remember a time not too long ago, when Xtracycles were an oddity. They first started showing up at bike... |
| Portlanders head to Vegas for annual trade show [BikePortland] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 01:50 PM CDT Portland-based Chris King Precision Components will officially launch their new bottom bracket at Interbike in Las Vegas next week. It's that time once again when the entire bike industry... |
| Branches in the bike lane?; Parks wants your help [BikePortland] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 12:44 PM CDT Put some clippers in your panniers and help out.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Parks and Recreation is looking for help in clearing overgrown trees from bike lanes and sidewalks. A few mornings ago, I... |
| Could State Budget Cuts Derail Late Night Train Service? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:12 AM CDT Photo via Metro Rider Who "Announced" Late Night Trains on April 1 A lot has been made about a proposal by the Los Angeles City Council to run late night trains until 3 A.M. in the morning between... |
| Streetfilms: San Francisco's Sunday Streets [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:04 AM CDT On the heels of New York's Summer Streets, San Francisco opened up segments of its waterfront roadways to thousands of pedestrians, cyclists, skaters and dancers. Streetfilms contributor John... |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:03 AM CDT Today Is National Park(ing) Day (AP, CBS, TPL) State Budget Deal Reached. Bye bye $90 Million Dollars of Transit Funds (Times) Questions to Ask at Today's Westside Forum (Bottleneck Blog) ... |
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