| Cartoon Tuesday: On the Wrong Track [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 03:13 PM PDT Usually, I just syndicate the weekly Cartoon Tuesday post from my friends to the east, but with them mired in fare hike and service cut hell, they just don't seem as jovial these days. Thus,... (click through to website for more) |
| Bunnies on bikes will hop through city Sunday [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 02:19 PM PDT Dress up for a hoppin' good time this Sunday. -Slideshow below- (Photos © J. Maus) Continuing a proud tradition that started in Portland in 2004, this Sunday (4/12) bikers all over the city... (click through to website for more) |
| Holmby-Westwood Furious at Jack Weiss’ Plan to Remove Traffic Calming [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:50 PM PDT Photo of Palazzo by Matthew Correia via LA Urban Design Studio Westwood residents are furious with Councilman Jack Weiss and the LADOT over a resolution appearing on tomorrow's City Council... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:24 PM PDT Front page of The Columbian newspaper today. U.S. Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA) is featured in a front page story in today's edition of The Columbian newspaper expressing his concerns about... (click through to website for more) |
| Multnomah County won’t re-hire bike/ped coordinator, suspends citizen committee [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 12:47 PM PDT "Due to continued declining transportation revenues, the County has decided not replace that transportation planning staff position in the near future. Regrettably, a consequence is that we are... (click through to website for more) |
| Commissioner Fish gets educated at off-road biking roundtable [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 10:48 AM PDT At a meeting in City Hall last night, Parks Commissioner Nick Fish (in suit in upper left corner) learned more about urban mountain biking issues from a host of experts and advocates. (Photos © J.... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2009 10:28 AM PDT Aerial View of the Valley via cocoi_m/flickr Last month, the L.A. Daily News reported that so far, 2009 was shaping up to be a far deadlier year for pedestrians living in the Valley than last... (click through to website for more) |
| PG: Pittsburgh's walkability overlooked by Places Rated [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:06 AM PDT The Post-Gazette's CityWalkabout reports: Even with its hills, tunnels and sometimes bizarre street and intersection configurations, Pittsburgh is a great city for walkaholics. The topography,... (click through to website for more) |
| Driven to Distraction in America [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:33 AM PDT A couple of weeks ago I left the transit-rich confines of New York City and headed down South to visit family. I made it all the way to Meridian, Mississippi without getting in a car (I rode the... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:25 AM PDT With Americans Driving Less, Highway Deaths Dropped 9 Percent in 2008 (NYT) What the Hell is Taking So Long for Blue Line Safety Barriers? (Bus Bench) Santa Monica's Complaints with the Expo Line... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 4.7.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:19 AM PDT Cool video of Pittsburgh Trolleys from days of yore. How sad they are gone. The Headlines Cannondale explains layoffs (with VIDEO) We are Central PA Obama pledges U.S. will lead on climate change... (click through to website for more) |
| It's Open!! [Cycling Edinborough] Posted: 07 Apr 2009 04:53 AM PDT It's more than a year since Rodney Street Tunnel was strengthened and 'finished'. Now the path has been laid and lighting fixed. In addition a new surface has been laid on the steep... (click through to website for more) |
| More on the BTA’s plans without Karl Rohde [BikePortland] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 03:44 PM PDT BTA veteran Doug Parrow will help bolster legislative efforts in Karl Rohde's departure. (Photos © J. Maus) I got in touch with BTA executive director Scott Bricker today to ask him about... (click through to website for more) |
| Photo of the Day: A bike rack cozy [BikePortland] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 01:32 PM PDT On Saturday I pulled up to the bike parking near the northwest entrance to Powell's Books on Couch and noticed this sweet, hand-knit bike rack cozy. I have no idea who made it but I'd... (click through to website for more) |
| More Metro Meetings Coming Up: Gold Line Eastside Extension Phase II [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 01:25 PM PDT With meetings already announced to advance the Subway to the Sea and the Regional Connector, Metro could be forgiven if they held off on any other major announcements; but that's not the way things... (click through to website for more) |
| Video from CRC rally [BikePortland] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 01:05 PM PDT If you missed Sunday's CRC rally in Waterfront Park, Dan Kaufman from CrankMyChain! CycleTV has put together a video with 7+ minutes of footage (watch it below). Story continues... (click through to website for more) |
| Local shop commits $50,000 to Forest Park singletrack effort [BikePortland] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 12:29 PM PDT Universal Cycles storefront at NW 18th and Thurman. (Photos © J. Maus) Universal Cycles in northwest Portland has committed $10,000 a year for the next five years in order to help push local... (click through to website for more) |
| Bikes, blossoms bloom all over Portland [BikePortland] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 10:54 AM PDT This weekend felt like the official start of bike season. As if someone turned on a switch, bikeways and paths were flooded with two-wheelers and bike shops were buzzing with customers. This... (click through to website for more) |
| Bricker returns to lobbying role at Vehicular Homicide hearing [BikePortland] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 10:07 AM PDT Tim O'Donnell's widow, Mary O'Donnell, had these buttons made for the hearing. Last Friday, just two days after he relieved former BTA lobbyist Karl Rohde from his duties,... (click through to website for more) |
| Review of the City’s First Transit Race, from a Last-Place Finnisher [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 09:22 AM PDT Transit People trudge through Union Station on our way to Heritage Square. Yesterday marked the first ever "Transit People" transit race through out Greater Los Angeles. For anyone not... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2009 08:39 AM PDT The Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycling Club along with the Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen will hold a tribute ride for the slain Zone 5 police officers on Saturday April 11th. The ride will begin at the... (click through to website for more) |
| Freakonomics Ponders the Freeloading Cyclist [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 08:23 AM PDT Who's next? Photo: wodaking/Flickr The New York Times' Freakonomics blog has picked up on proposed legislation from Wayne Krieger, an Oregon representative who wants every bike owner in the state... (click through to website for more) |
| Should St. Louis Make Mass Transit Free? [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 08:22 AM PDT Photo by klabusta via Flickr. Like so many systems around the country, St. Louis's Metro is facing a devastating budget crisis. And yet St. Louis Urban Workshop, one of the newer members of the... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 4.6.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 08:12 AM PDT The Headlines An Interesting Article About Elderly Drivers, Crashes, and PennDOT PG Cannondale axing Pennsylvania Jobs PG Air quality improves as economy worsens; cites lower industrial output and... (click through to website for more) |
| We’ll Find a Place in the Sun… [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 07:39 AM PDT Over and over again, I hear from transportation planners and leaders at LADOT, Metro, and beyond that Livable Streets projects can't move forward because we would take away space from cars. If... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 06 Apr 2009 07:37 AM PDT Shamed by a Girl Scout, Caltrans Temporarily Bans Trucks on Angels Peak (Times, LAist) The Govt Is in the Car-Selling Business. Now What? (Money) Different Reactions to Expo Route (Times, FixExpo,... (click through to website for more) |
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