| Rails-to-Trails to release major report on 'Active Transportation' funding campaign [BikePortland] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:39 PM CDT Cover of the forthcoming report. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is shifting their efforts into high gear with the planned October 20th release of their new report, Active Transportation for America:... |
| The Bicyclists; coming to a theater (and billboard) near you [BikePortland] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:06 PM CDT Cast photo.(Photo: Craftmaster Productions) I first reported about The Bicyclist back in February of 2007 — just before the Internet-only "webisode" premiered. Since then,... |
| Cartoon Tuesday: Cars for Hats [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:22 PM CDT An ode to true car dependence from cartoonist and car-free Minneapolis blogger John Akre: I need to take my car with me wherever I may go, And that is why the latest style is to wear a car... |
| Ask the Candidates to Talk Transportation at Tomorrow's Debate [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:22 PM CDT Insert new question here. We've noted throughout this election season that transportation policy is something of a third rail in presidential politics. Gas prices and auto industry jobs are... |
| Long Beach Looking for Bike Counting Volunteers [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 12:36 PM CDT E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA Streetsblog contributor Anna Chow sends along the following news: The City of Long Beach is looking for volunteers to help do bicycle counts this Thursday and... |
| James Oberstar on the Future of U.S. Transportation Funding [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:49 AM CDT Minnesota Representative James Oberstar is perhaps the strongest advocate for transit on Capitol Hill. In a recent Q&A with the Kansas City Star, he shared his thoughts on how the financial... |
| PBS Exposes the Joy of Transit [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:45 AM CDT NOW host David Brancaccio does an interview on the LA Metro. Click through for the full video. The latest episode of NOW is surely the most effective takedown of car-dependent planning... |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:01 AM CDT Tuesday LAPD Lets Buses, Other Cops, Run Red Lights (Bus Bench) Down to the Big Two in Detroit? GM and Chrysler May Merge (NYT) California Opens New Ethanol Plant (San Francisco Chronicle) Obama... |
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