| Hey Governor, what about bikes? [BikePortland] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 05:20 PM CST Libby Tucker [Editor's note: This is the first article in our new section, BikePortland.org: In-Depth. The main contributor to this section will be Libby Tucker. Ms. Tucker is a freelance... (click through to website for more) |
| Wiki Wednesday: Community Mapping [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 03:50 PM CST Bike trails in San Jose, CA, on OpenStreetMap As a kid I used to periodically raid my grandparents' stash of National Geographics. Not for photos of women in scant native dress, but for the way cool... (click through to website for more) |
| Will Gold Line Get Extended to Ontario Airport [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 01:15 PM CST In advance of meetings on possible extensions of the Metro Gold Line, the Gold Line Construction Authority has released two documents pointing towards a future extension to the Ontario Airport. ... (click through to website for more) |
| How much would you spend for a ride with me and lunch with the future Mayor? [BikePortland] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 12:52 PM CST You, me, and Mayor-elect Adams? (Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Mercury, a local independent weekly news source, has just launched their annual Auction Issue. The idea is simple: Let the community... (click through to website for more) |
| Today on Streetsblog.net [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 12:44 PM CST Streetsblog Network is our brand new clearinghouse of sustainable transport, smart growth and livable streets news, linked from blogs across the country. Here's a taste of what's on the site right... (click through to website for more) |
| Cyclocross stars will shine in Portland this weekend [BikePortland] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 12:16 PM CST Big crowds turned out last year. Slideshow below (Photos © J. Maus) With the massive success of cyclocross in Portland this year, it should come as no surprise that the season is set to end with a... (click through to website for more) |
| Update: City Charges Jassy with Murder in Assault of Pianist [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:59 AM CST Yesterday, the City of Los Angeles announced that Swedish Rapper David Jassy would be charged with murder in addition to the previous charges of assault and leaving the scene of an "accident." ... (click through to website for more) |
| How to Build a Better Infrastructure Plan [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:44 AM CST Economists and lawmakers are batting around increasingly large figures for the Obama admin's upcoming stimulus package -- 300 billion dollars, 500 billion, a trillion? Whatever the final sum, a big... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:35 AM CST Big Three Are Back in DC, Asking for Help and Promising to Restructure (NPR, NYT) Regulators Who Denied Climate Change Science Helped Make Detroit Less Competitive (Grist) Metrolink Crash Update:... (click through to website for more) |
| Get your bike bling at BikeCraft [BikePortland] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 05:23 PM CST Bike-inspired earrings by Jim Duthie. Do you love bikes enough to wear friction-shifter earrings? Looking over the final vendor/artist list for BikeCraft, I'm amazed at the unexpected ways... (click through to website for more) |
| Cartoon Tuesday: Fund-Amental Wisdom [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:06 PM CST Cartoonist Keith Knight and I have a lot in common. Neither of us is a big fan of car culture and both of us are recent transplants to Los Angeles having come from a more pedestrian friendly... (click through to website for more) |
| Safety advocates will try (again) for new hand signal law in 2009 [BikePortland] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:05 PM CST An elderly couple crosses NW Lovejoy at 9th. (Photos © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition are teaming up on a new bill that will seek to... (click through to website for more) |
| Introducing the Streetsblog Network [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:32 PM CST We've just launched our shiny new transportation-policy blog network, and we're pretty darn excited. You can find out why by clicking here. Streetsblog Network (streetsblog.net) brings together... (click through to website for more) |
| TV commercial uses bikes to promote downtown Portland [BikePortland] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:32 PM CST "The whole biking movement is really a part of who we are as a city…it was a no-brainer for us." – Chris Finks, executive director of the Downtown Marketing Initiative on why... (click through to website for more) |
| Metro Board Getting Ready to Spend Measure R Money [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:30 PM CST No sooner has the news come out that Measure R has officially been passed by voters four weeks ago, the Metro Board of Directors is already moving to begin spending some of that money. This... (click through to website for more) |
| Portland’s transportation planning to be featured on PBS series [BikePortland] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:01 PM CST Mayor-elect Sam Adams in a screen grab from an upcoming PBS series. Portland is set to be featured in an episode of a PBS television series about the "economies of being environmentally... (click through to website for more) |
| PDOT employee gets a scare during crosswalk safety event [BikePortland] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 11:24 AM CST PDOT's Sharon White, shown here at a Share the Road rally in 2006. (Photo © J. Maus) Sharon White is PDOT's pedestrian safety chief. One of the many programs she oversees is an ongoing... (click through to website for more) |
| Who Should Streetsblog Interview Next? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 09:32 AM CST As longtime readers have doubtless noticed, when I travel I try to fill the space on Streetsblog with guest posts or interviews. To that end, I'm hoping that all of you have some suggestions of... (click through to website for more) |
| Tell the Highway Lobby About ‘09 Transpo Spending [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 09:31 AM CST Not to be outdone, the road-building lobbyists at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) have launched their campaign to influence federal transportation... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 02 Dec 2008 09:17 AM CST It's Official, Measure R Passes (Bottleneck Blog, Daily News, LAist) People Not Abandoning Gas Saving Habits (Times) Gas Prices at 2005 Levels (Ventura County Star) Why Don't People Think Riding the... (click through to website for more) |
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