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Lance in France at Wordstock [BikePortland]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:43 PM CST

Cover of Lance in France by Ashley Maceachern. Lance Armstrong is coming to the Wordstock Festival. Well, OK, not really. But Lance fans (especially little ones) still have a reason to get...

Ped-Bike Mockery Flops for 7-Term House Incumbent [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:07 PM CST

The National Republican Congressional Committee ran this ad against Democratic challenger Kathy Dahlkemper in the race for Pennsylvania's third congressional district. It hits a few Gingrichian notes...

Portland builders win awards at Rocky Mountain Bicycle Show [BikePortland]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:49 PM CST

Ben Farver's track bike won "Best in Show" over the weekend. (Photo: Argonaut Cycles) Portland bike builders Ben Farver of Argonaut Cycles and Aaron Hayes of Courage Bicycle...

California says yes to high-speed rail [BikePortland]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:14 PM CST

52% of California voters said yes to a proposition that helps fund a $45 billion "bullet train" between Orange County in the south to the San Francisco Bay Area. This was a closely...

Bike-share pioneers come full circle with Pacific University rental program [BikePortland]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:44 PM CST

One of the Pacific ReCycles bikes. (Photo: Pacific University) Back in 1994, the Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center helped get Portland's infamous Yellow Bikes program off the...

Thoughts on Amanda Fritz, our newest City Commissioner [BikePortland]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 01:18 PM CST

Amanda Fritz (Photo © J. Maus) With 70% of the vote, Amanda Fritz, a neighborhood activist and Registered Nurse, has been elected to Portland City Council. Ms. Fritz, who lost a bid for...

Post-Gazette: A bike trail is glorious, no matter how far you go [Bike Pittsburgh]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 01:10 PM CST

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 By Brian O'Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This past Sunday afternoon, I asked my wife if she wanted to hop on her bicycle and ride a little while with me, and so we...

Streetfilms: San Francisco Halloween Mass [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:54 PM CST

Before heading down to LA, Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson took a ride with what some are calling the largest Critical Mass in history, last Friday's San Francisco Critical Mass.  Dressed as a...

Did Last Night End Urban v. Rural Campaigns? [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 10:45 AM CST

Writing for Citiwire, Brookings fellow Robert Lang asks whether the 2008 presidential contest might be the last one to openly pit rural and exurban voters against cities, which are increasingly...

Election Wrap-Up: 1A, R, DD and EE Pass. Hilton and Measure T Go Down. [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 09:54 AM CST

Voters in North Hollywood Wait to Vote Yesterday It was a late night for those waiting for results on Metro's transit tax proposal and the bonding proposition that would fund a high-speed rail...

Today&#8217;s Headlines [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 09:08 AM CST

City Cyclist, Rail Commuter En Route to West Wing (Planetizen, Grist) More Results From Yesterday's Transpo Ballot Measures (Overhead Wire) Mark Ridley-Thomas Wins County Supervisor/Metro Board...

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