| Spreading the (Bike)Portland vibe in Los Angeles [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:28 PM CST Elly Blue is headed to Los Angeles in March. Elly Blue, BikePortland's nomadic managing editor who's currently on an East Coast Tour, just sent word that she'll be a presenting... (click through to website for more) |
| City discussing sharrows on new transit mall [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 02:03 PM CST A sharrow in action on NW 9th in Portland. (Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation and TriMet are discussing the idea of installing shared lane markings (a.k.a. sharrows)... (click through to website for more) |
| Bikes are the hot ticket at Obama inauguration [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 12:23 PM CST Eric Gilliland, seen here at the 2008 National Bike Summit in D.C., is executive director of WABA. (Photo © J. Maus) With hundreds of thousands of people expected to flock to the National Mall... (click through to website for more) |
| Say Hello to Our Friends to the North [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 12:01 PM CST I'm pleased to announce the launch of Streetsblog San Francisco. We opened the doors to the site yesterday and, from now on, you'll be able to find it at this address: SF.Streetsblog.org Streetsblog... (click through to website for more) |
| Media Silent on Horrific Bus Crash Downtown [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:51 AM CST Hat Tip to alert reader Ingrid Peterson. Yesterday morning, a DASH bus crashed into a woman in the crosswalk on Flower Street, just after 5th, in the cross walk that leads to LA public... (click through to website for more) |
| FHWA says Springwater Trail closure decision must be reversed [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:46 AM CST The Springwater Trail is much more than just a park. (Photos © J. Maus) Last month we shared the news that the City of Gresham had decided to close the Springwater Corridor Trail at night. They... (click through to website for more) |
| JetBlue responds; folded bikes can now fly free [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:24 AM CST "Our bicycle policy has now been updated to reflect that customers traveling with a folding bikes in a bag that fits within the standard checked bag weights and dimensions will not be charged... (click through to website for more) |
| Tell Congress: Don't Waste Money on Highway Expansion [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 10:13 AM CST States should know better than to funnel more money into road expansion at the expense of maintenance. With President-elect Obama back in Washington, action is heating up again around the economic... (click through to website for more) |
| Of Buses and Women [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 10:08 AM CST Today on the Streetsblog Network we're hearing from Santa Rosa CityBus, the only blog on the network (so far) that is written by employees of a municipal transit agency. Their latest post laments the... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 09:30 AM CST A Different View on Gov.'s Stimulus Letter to Obama (SF Streetsblog) Metrolink Safety Report: Board Needs to Know More About Metrolink (LA Now) Metro Seems Unprepared for Long Range Plan Criticism... (click through to website for more) |
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