| Times Calls for Metro Service Cuts [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:55 PM CST Last Year, Bus Rider's Fought for Late Night Service An editorial in today's Los Angeles Times calls for Metro to cut bus lines with low ridership so it can avoid raising fares or spending too much... (click through to website for more) |
| Bicycle Film Festival returns to Portland [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:52 PM CST Crowds at the event last year. (Photo © J. Maus) The eighth annual Bicycle Film Festival (not to be confused with the Portland-grown Filmed by Bike fest) is set to return to Portland next week. On... (click through to website for more) |
| Europe envy: Practical kid’s bikes and why they don’t exist in the U.S. [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 01:50 PM CST You're not likely to find a bike like this at your local shop. (Photo © J. Maus) The other day, in the bike rack of my daughter's school, I noticed a very practical children's... (click through to website for more) |
| What to do when kids don’t want to go by bike [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:53 PM CST Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [Editor's note: This article is by our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice. Marion previously wrote about how to keep kids warm and dry on the bike. Today, she... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:13 PM CST Every now and again I come across a news story that I pray was just poorly written. In this case, I'm hoping this written report at KTLA, the news video can be found above, is missing a... (click through to website for more) |
| A new shop, and a new energy for triathlon in Portland [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:00 PM CST Inside the opening night party for Custom Bicycles of Portland. (Photos © J. Maus) Last night I dropped in on the opening night party for Custom Bicycles of Portland, a new bike shop and fitting... (click through to website for more) |
| Good Samaritan Opens Bike Sharing Program [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:44 AM CST From this week's Los Angeles County Bike Coalition newsletter comes news that one major employer in Los Angeles is bringing bike sharing for their employees. Bike Sharing At Good Sam Good Samaritan... (click through to website for more) |
| Bike books for the training wheel set [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:20 AM CST Kids love books about bikes! (Photo © J. Maus) The kid's bookshelf at the BikePortland Bookstore is growing rapidly. We've rounded up a stack of recommendations that have come to us... (click through to website for more) |
| Today on Streetsblog.net [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 09:39 AM CST Image: Leimert Park BeatWe're coming to the end of our first week at Streetsblog Network. The response has been overwhelming and very heartening. We've been getting e-mails from all over the country,... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Dec 2008 09:24 AM CST PUC Punts on Expo Decision Until 12/19 (LA Now) Surviving Metrolink Crew Says "Red Light" Was Green (Times) Congress Remains Unimpressed By Bailout Pleas From Auto Execs (NYT, AP) Lame Duck Bush... (click through to website for more) |
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