| Vancouver collision leaves questions and a teen in critical condition [BikePortland] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:47 PM PST Screenshot from Columbian. A 13-year old boy remains in critical condition today in a Portland trauma center after a collision with an SUV in Vancouver on Wednesday. According to the Vancouver... (click through to website for more) |
| Some good news from City Hall (it’s not about the Mayor) [BikePortland] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:00 PM PST Amanda Mansfield has a mission from Commissioner Fritz: Learn about bikes. (Photo © J. Maus) Last week during a meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, there was one person around the table... (click through to website for more) |
| Only in LA: DOT Wants to Remove Crosswalks to Protect Pedestrians [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:54 AM PST Pedestrians in Los Angeles rejoice! As news reports continue to come in of pedestrians being run down while legally crossing the street, the LADOT is working hard to stem this tragedy by making... (click through to website for more) |
| “New America Foundation” Columnist Calls for 710 Expansion [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:24 AM PST Via LA Observed Journalist and New America Foundation Senior Fellow Joe Matthews has a unique idea for how President Obama can rebuild the country's infrastructure and stimulate the economy: build... (click through to website for more) |
| This Weekend: Freaks, MUPs and trees [BikePortland] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:57 AM PST [Publisher's note: We are trying to do a better job about sharing ride info. In the future, we'll try and publish "This Weekend", with a list of rides we've heard about, on Thursdays.] Cliff and... (click through to website for more) |
| Office hours today: Let’s talk about Sam [BikePortland] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:50 AM PST Stop by this afternoon: 833 SE Main, Ste 102. [Google Map] It's Day 4 of the Mayor Adams situation and the topic still weighs heavily on our minds here at BikePortland headquarters. Also,... (click through to website for more) |
| Comptroller Chick Slams City’s Take-Home Car Program [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:49 AM PST In a city government who's transportation thoughts are directed in writing love sonnets to the private automobile, it should come as no surprise that the city's "Take-Home Car Program" is little more... (click through to website for more) |
| A New Day for Atlanta — and for Urbanism? [Streetsblog LA— and for Urbanism?] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:18 AM PST This week kicked off with what seemed like a foreordained convergence, with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday leading into the inauguration of the nation's first African-American president. Today we... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:58 AM PST Oberstar: Transit Pushed Aside for Tax Cuts in Stimulus Bill (TPM) A Visionary Stimulus Would End Six-Lane Boondoggles, Make Cities More Walkable (Bloomberg) Not Just for Drug Deals Anymore: The... (click through to website for more) |
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