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Rain and record crowds kick off Crusade series [BikePortland]

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 02:41 PM CDT

The Alpenrose course was full of surprises, like this dual-option stairway run-up.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) The opening race of the Cross Crusade series set a record for attendance yesterday....

Watch the Water Burea's new bike/truck safety video [BikePortland]

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 02:01 PM CDT

The Portland Water Bureau has released a new video on bike and truck safety. First unveiled to the public at a bike/truck safety event back in September, the video (watch it below) is an engaging...

City Won't Appeal Taco Truck Ruling. Vendors Can Stay Put. [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 10:56 AM CDT

The Great Taco Truck War of 2008 is over, and the winner is the Taco Truck.  In August, a judge ruled that a new county ordinance requiring four wheeled food vendors to move every hour or face...

Press Telegram: No on Measure R [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 10:43 AM CDT

An editorial in yesterday's Long Beach Press Telegram urged readers to vote against the proposed half cent sales tax on this November's ballot arguing that even after Metro's efforts to ensure...

The Bailout: Won't Someone Please Think of the Car Dealers? [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 10:02 AM CDT

Cap'n Transit pointed out the other day how US Senators, including Majority Leader Harry Reid, were pushing Bailout 2.0 by emphasizing the precipitous drop in new car sales and the slowing of highway...

Report From Boulder, CO: A City That "Gets It" [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 09:55 AM CDT

Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson, Jr. just returned from Boulder, Colorado -- recent recipient of the League of American Bicyclists' Platinum award for bike-friendliness. He writes: Boulder "gets...

Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 09:51 AM CDT

So Much for Cell Phones, Witnesses Said Metrolink Had Green Light Before Crash (LAist, LA Now) Metrolink Operations Contractors Finally Release Statement on 9/12 Crash (Bottleneck Blog) State...

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