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SE Portland site eyed for future bike skills park [BikePortland]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 06:28 PM CST

Graphic of potential new bike skills park at a defunct school on SE Stark and 14th. (Graphic taken from forum post by Will Heiber) There's an exciting effort underway to transform the field...

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National attention for Blumenauer&#8217;s &#8220;Greener Commute&#8221; [BikePortland]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 02:56 PM CST

Blumenauer on his "green commute" down Pennsylvania Ave. (Photo © J. Maus) Portland's favorite pedaling politico got his views on biking into the hands of 72.6 million Americans...

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PDOT releases details on Sunday Parkways 2009 [BikePortland]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 01:21 PM CST

People of all ages enjoyed Sunday Parkways last June. (Photos © J. Maus) Details of Sunday Parkways 2009 are slowly leaking out of the Transportation Options division at PDOT. Last year's...

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New markings meant to tame bike traffic [BikePortland]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 12:37 PM CST

These new yield markings have been installed to warn bike riders of potential cross traffic. (Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland has installed the first of three new "yield"...

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The Monday Roundup [BikePortland]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 12:29 PM CST

Here's the news, folks! Governor Kulongoski (Photo © J. Maus) Governor Kulongoski has a vision for green transportation. Unfortunately, it's all about cars. On a trip to Asia last...

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San Diego Activists Incensed Over Removal of Ghost Bike [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 12:01 PM CST

"Atip's" Friends and Family Gather Around His Ghost Bike Last July Last July, the San Diego bicycle community suffered a serious blow when one of it's better known and well liked leaders was killed...

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Bike Share Series; Part Four: What&#8217;s at Stake for Portland&#63; [BikePortland]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 11:43 AM CST

Tom Miller (Photo © J. Maus) Welcome to Part Four of our six-part, guest article series on bike sharing in Portland. The series is written by Tom Miller, chief of staff for Portland City...

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Streetsblog: A Streetside Chat with Architecht Jan Gehl [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 11:19 AM CST

International Livable Streets Superstar Jan Gehl was originally going to speak in Los Angeles earlier this year as part of the Imagine Green L.A. series put on by the now-defunct Livable...

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Rosendahl Slams Dodger, Future of Shuttle in Doubt? [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 10:35 AM CST

Tucked away at the end of last week's City Council meeting was an update on the Dodger Shuttle, the city-provided bus service to Dodger Stadium that ran for the second half of the baseball season and...

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Two Oil Guzzling Albatrosses for the Price of One? [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 09:55 AM CST

Detroit's customer incentives have had an air of desperation for a while. With Big Three bankruptcy looking more likely every day, some dealers -- like this one in Pembroke Pines, Florida -- are...

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Today&#8217;s Headlines [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 09:13 AM CST

Obama Infrastructure Stimulus Plan: Ambitious, Still Vague (Grist, NYT) Bus Ridership Remains Strong in San Bernadino (SB Sun) Hail a Cab Program Starts PR Campaign (Angelinic) Kerry, Specter...

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