| Senate's $50 Billion Highway Giveaway Nearly Dead [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 05:03 PM PST The Inhofe/Boxer stimulus bill amendment for $50 billion in additional infrastructure funds appears to be dead, with official word expected soon from Senator Harry Reid's office. Sources close to... (click through to website for more) |
| Finally! New Morrison Bridge bikeway coming soon [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 03:45 PM PST Cross-section detail of new bike/ped improvements on Morrison Bridge. (Currently, there is only a 5-foot sidewalk.) An estimated $3.2 million project to improve the bike and pedestrian facilities... (click through to website for more) |
| A look at bikes in Portland’s federal legislative agenda [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 02:58 PM PST "The development of this type of network will dramatically boost bicycle use beyond the City's nationally-leading levels. The benefits to the City of bicycle use are dramatic." – an... (click through to website for more) |
| In-Depth: Where bikes and streetcar collide (Part One) [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 12:54 PM PST Libby Tucker [Publisher's note: This article is by BikePortland's In-Depth reporter Libby Tucker. Tucker is a freelance journalist whose stories have been published by the Associated Press,... (click through to website for more) |
| Sales of new “Commuter Cuvee” wine will go toward bike safety [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 11:46 AM PST A bottle of "Commuter Cuvee". (Photo: Mike Quetel) When you drink the newly released "Commuter Cuvee" pinot noir by Grochau Cellars, you'll not only raise your... (click through to website for more) |
| Community Plan for Boyle Heights a Test of Planning’s Promise [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 11:45 AM PST When Gail Goldberg took over the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, she promised that the city would help create better community plans, ones that took into account the charecter of the... (click through to website for more) |
| What do you think about our new video ad? [BikePortland] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 10:07 AM PST Yesterday we unveiled our first video advertisement. The idea with this new program is to approach select local businesses that have an interesting product/service/idea to share and then create a... (click through to website for more) |
| New Website Bikex Wants You to Be a Bike Cop Too [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 10:02 AM PST After the city's Bike Advisory Committee elected a new board chair and vice chair, Ed Bailey and Jay Slater, respectively, a bike advocate took the opportunity during public comment to announce a new... (click through to website for more) |
| Boxer/Inhofe Ammendment: Better, But Not Good Enough [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 10:01 AM PST A draft of the Boxer/Inhofe amendment just came over the transom from a source in DC close to the negotiations (PDF). This is a draft from yesterday and negotiations are ongoing, so expect... (click through to website for more) |
| Trips for Kids Pittsburgh Chapter Starting [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 09:14 AM PST Launch Fundraiser Party March 7 A Trips for Kids Pittsburgh chapter is well on the way to becoming a reality. The Pittsburgh chapter joins the more than 60 international chapters that "has... (click through to website for more) |
| What Does Profitability Mean for Transit? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 07:41 AM PST Today on the Streetsblog Network, we're featuring a post from The Transport Politic, in which he takes up a discussion with Cap'n Transit about what constitutes profitability for a transit... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 05 Feb 2009 07:14 AM PST Ubrayj02 Wants a Car Free Lincoln Park Bike Coalition, City of Glendale Open "Safe and Healthy Streets" Website Ryan Avent Explains the Transit Paradox (Grist) Status Update on Boxer/Inhofe... (click through to website for more) |
| Wiki Wednesday: Twenty’s Plenty [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 04:12 PM PST Excellent StreetsWiki use by Streetsblog regular ddartley, who added the pic you see below to the entry on 20 mph zones. From author Andy Hamilton: In July 2008, the British Medical Association... (click through to website for more) |
| Now it’s Metro’s turn to hear CRC lane debate [BikePortland] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 01:31 PM PST Metro Council President David Bragdon. (Photo © J. Maus) Thursday at Metro, councilors are sure to get an earful when they host a public hearing on the contentious Columbia River Crossing project.... (click through to website for more) |
| Brooker Enterprises wants to paint your bike (Video Ad) [BikePortland] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 12:56 PM PST Marcy Cauthorn gives "Pinky" a powdercoat. - Watch video below - (Paid advertisement) Clark Brooker built his powdercoating business by painting custom chopper motorcycles. But, being... (click through to website for more) |
| Headed to Guadalajara to meet my sister city [BikePortland] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 12:12 PM PST How's this for last-minute plans? John Cardenas, president of the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA), asked me last week if I'd like to join them on an upcoming trip... (click through to website for more) |
| Bringing Back Broadway Wants Your Help with Streetscape Plan [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 12:07 PM PST As part of their efforts to revitalize the commercial corridor along Broadway, Bringing Back Broadway wants our help to tell them what streetscaping and pedestrian amenities are needed to spruce up... (click through to website for more) |
| Phil Sano Taser incident goes to trial next week [BikePortland] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 11:03 AM PST Photo from the scene on June 10th, 2008. (Photo: Ian Stude) Back in June, Portlander Phil Sano was tackled and then Tasered repeatedly by two Portland Police Bureau officers while riding his... (click through to website for more) |
| Forbes: Commute for Angelenos Is Getting Better [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 10:20 AM PST It's Official, These Are the People Improving YOUR Commute Forbes Magazine recently conducted a survey to determine which cities are getting better and which are getting worse for commuters. ... (click through to website for more) |
| Take Action: Tell our Senators to vote NO on highways-only amendments! [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 09:27 AM PST Tell the Senate: Vote NO on highways-only amendments! The Senate is voting this week to determine the shape of the economic recovery package, but some last minute amendments are shoving the plan in... (click through to website for more) |
| Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by a car on Mount Washington [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 09:16 AM PST A man was hit by a car last night on Mt. Washington at the corner of Grandview and Hallock [map] There was no mention in the Post-Gazette blurb whether or not the motorist has been charged with... (click through to website for more) |
| Boxer's Stimulus Saga Rolls On [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 09:15 AM PST Boxer no stranger to new freewaysEnvironmental groups in DC are guardedly optimistic that yesterday's barrage of phone calls and emails to Senator Boxer and company urging them not to write a $50... (click through to website for more) |
| AP: Senate votes to help Americans buy cars [BikePortland] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 08:10 AM PST "I believe we can help by getting the consumer into the showroom." – Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) To give you an idea at just how difficult it will be to make any significant... (click through to website for more) |
| Senate Stimulus Action Leaves the Network Cold [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 07:38 AM PST Last week, the Streetsblog Network was tentatively hopeful about the way the stimulus package was shaping up in the House, as members of that body voted to approve an amendment from Rep. Jerrold... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 Feb 2009 07:27 AM PST Nation's Transit Agencies Forced to Cut Back as Ridership Booms (NYT) $11B in Tax Breaks for Car Buyers Added to Senate Stim Bill (NYT) Hizzoner Heads to D.C. to Lobby for Subway Funding... (Times)... (click through to website for more) |
| Call Senator Boxer Right Now… [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Feb 2009 04:55 PM PST Barbara Boxer and infamous global warming denier James Inhofe will present an amendment to the Senate stimulus plan that could funnel as much as $50 billion in additional funding to highways,... (click through to website for more) |
| Cartoon Tuesday: Political Suicide [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Feb 2009 04:52 PM PST This word of warning from cartoonist Mike Luckovich to Republicans in Congress feels all the more timely on the heels of today's action in the Senate. Click through for the punchline. (click through to website for more) |
| Install a Widget. Build a Movement. [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Feb 2009 04:44 PM PST Today we are launching the Streetsblog Network "Action Widget." The Streetsblog Network, as you may already know, is a collection of about 200 bloggers from all around the United States who focus on... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 03:44 PM PST Writer: Rob Cullen Twenty five years ago, Pittsburgh had no urban trail system. Now, thanks to Friends of the Riverfront, with help from the Sierra Club, Pittsburgh has the Three Rivers Heritage... (click through to website for more) |
| Pick the New Metro Board Member [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:57 AM PST Last week, City Council Member Bernard Parks abruptly announced he would be stepping down as a member of the Metro Board. Speculation for Parks' resignation ranged from concerns about ethics... (click through to website for more) |
| Will Senator Boxer Give in to Global-Warming-a-Hoax Inhofe on Stimulus? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:01 AM PST Inhofe takes aim at transit fundingA $5.5 billion discretionary fund for transit projects is in danger of being handed over to the highway lobby by Senators James Inhofe, Kit Bond, and Max... (click through to website for more) |
| Can We Learn from China's Stimulus? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Feb 2009 07:52 AM PST As our own economic-recovery package moves through Congress, Streetsblog Network member Stimulus Bike looks at the massive stimulus spending on transportation being rolled out in China, which was... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 03 Feb 2009 07:28 AM PST Want to Get City's Attention to Pedestrian Safety? You Need Three People to Die First (LAist) Senate Republicans Make a Push for More Highway Spending in Stimulus (Streetsblog SF) $2 Billion... (click through to website for more) |
| Is City Getting Serious about Rand’s Traffic Reccomendations? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 02 Feb 2009 11:40 AM PST Last October, the RAND Corporation, a non-profit think tank that is headquartered in Santa Monica, released a report containing thirteen ideas for improving traffic flow in Los Angeles. RAND's... (click through to website for more) |
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