| Oregon builders announce handmade bike show plans [BikePortland] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 03:35 PM PST A scene from the OBCA's 2007 show. (Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA) has announced preliminary details for their 2009 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show.... (click through to website for more) |
| NY Times columnist: Americans prefer sprawl [BikePortland] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 02:53 PM PST "Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never seem to want to live there." – David Brooks in the New York Times In his latest piece in the New York Times, columnist David... (click through to website for more) |
| Hearings on Expo Phase II DEIR Begin Tomorrow [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 02:39 PM PST The Exposition Construction Authority, the quasi independent agency charged with building the Expo Line, will hold three hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement tomorrow. There... (click through to website for more) |
| Join us for our next Get Together in Multnomah Village [BikePortland] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 01:18 PM PST Scott Mizee and Joe Lontai discussing the North Willamette Greenway trail at the St Johns Get Together last month. (Photo © J. Maus) Our first Neighborhood Get Together, in St Johns last month,... (click through to website for more) |
| On Sundays, Guadalajara es para todos [BikePortland] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 12:49 PM PST Without cars, Guadalajara's streets become filled with life. - Audio slideshow below - (Photos © J. Maus) Via Recreativa is like a gift to the people of Guadalajara. Every Sunday, the... (click through to website for more) |
| UK Campaign Drives Home the Cost of Reckless Driving [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 11:21 AM PST Warning: Graphic video On the heels of TA's report on the human toll of driving too fast, we bring you this highly disturbing ad from the UK Department for Transport's THINK! campaign, showing the... (click through to website for more) |
| TriMet will host Breakfast on the Bridges to share transit mall changes [BikePortland] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 10:49 AM PST TriMet and Shift will bring you free breakfast next week. (Photo © J. Maus) TriMet, in partnership with bike fun promoting non-profit Shift, will host three Breakfast on the Bridges events at the... (click through to website for more) |
| What Metro and Its Riders Will Lose in State Budget “Deal” [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 10:36 AM PST Two articles written over the weekend highlight just how grim the new state budget is to transit riders, especially those in Los Angeles County. For those of you that took off early on Friday,... (click through to website for more) |
| Will Cities Get Some of the Stimulus Money? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 08:52 AM PST So the wheeling and dealing over the stimulus bill is done, and the spending, presumably, is soon to begin. Members of the Streetsblog Network are looking at what it means for their communities. ... (click through to website for more) |
| Post-Gazette: City unveils plans for pedestrian-friendly Market Square [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 08:14 AM PST Tuesday, February 17, 2009 By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership this morning announced a $5 million plan to remake Market Square into a... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 17 Feb 2009 07:23 AM PST Legislature Still One Vote Short of Budget Deal (Times) Bill Clinton and Villaraigosa Celebrate City's Eco-Friendly Traffic Lights (Daily News) 5th District Council Candidates Talk Congestion,... (click through to website for more) |
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