| BikePGH in Pittsburgh Magazine's "Best of Green" Issue [Bike Pittsburgh"Best of Green" Issue] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 01:47 PM PDT 50+ of the best eco-friendly finds in our region We made a lot of "best of" lists this week. Not really sure why the media deluge happened all at once. Either way, in the latest list,... (click through to website for more) |
| County erred in suspension of citizen bike/ped committee (Updated) [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 01:35 PM PDT [**See updates below**] Multnomah County has admitted an error in their decision to temporarily suspend their Bicycle and Pedestrian Citizen Advisory Committee. Yesterday, after seeing an email... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2009 12:49 PM PDT A primer on the best burgeoning bike scenes in North America Good Magazine put us on a list of seven cities with "burgeoning bike scenes" in North America in their recent transportation... (click through to website for more) |
| Oregonian: TriMet settles Austin Miller death for $200,000 [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 11:47 AM PDT "TriMet's agreement to pay the maximum amount of damages that TriMet believes it owes proves that Austin's death was the result of a bus driver's carelessness." –... (click through to website for more) |
| Holy moly, I’ve been doing this for four years! [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 11:27 AM PDT At the 2005 Bunny on a Bike ride. Just a quick break in the action to share with you all that four years ago today I published my first ever post about biking in Portland (it was posted to the... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2009 09:10 AM PDT Prevention Magazine recently ranked Pittsburgh the 10th best walking city in the country, in their annual survey. The reason cited for the ranking? Bike Pittsburgh and Mayor Ravenstahl's... (click through to website for more) |
| City Considering Congestion Parking for the Downtown [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 09:06 AM PDT Photo:Spacing Magazine/Flickr A lot has been said over some of the items on today's City Council Transportation Committee hearing, most of it bad, but there is one agenda item we haven't yet... (click through to website for more) |
| More Transit Expansion?: Metro Holding Meetings in South Bay [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:14 AM PDT Map via The Transit Coalition It's funny. Los Angeles has a reputation for being the car-culture capital of America; and while I know the city's transportation culture is a lot more diverse... (click through to website for more) |
| Why should the City of Portland invest in bicycling? [BikePortland] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:12 AM PDT (Photo © J. Maus) Staffers and volunteers working on the City of Portland's Bicycle Master Plan update are currently putting on a full-court press to finish what they hope will be the most... (click through to website for more) |
| GM and Segway Unveil La-Z-Boy on Wheels [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:12 AM PDT A revolutionary personal mobility device. Hint: it's NOT the couple in the foregroundI'd be laughing right now if I could just stop crying. I thought billions in taxpayer money and Wagoner's... (click through to website for more) |
| Safe Places for Senior Citizens to Walk [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:07 AM PDT Today on the Streetsblog Network, we're talking sidewalks. Specifically, Greater Greater Washington is talking about the lack of sidewalks in many parts of DC where there is a concentration of people... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:06 AM PDT Supes Approve Downtown Park (Daily News) Last Night Was the Last of This Round's Pico-Olympic Meetings (Curbed) LAist Mocks Mag. for Saying LA is 14th Most Walkable City in U.S. Weiss' Campaign... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 4.8.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 08 Apr 2009 07:51 AM PDT The Headlines Prevention Magazine Lists Pittsburgh as #10 best walkable city, cites hiring of bike/ped coordinator Prevention Magazine Despite Lower than average Sprawl, Pittsburgh area faces 'rapid... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2009 07:36 AM PDT The BikeStation in Long Beach, California. (Photos © J. Maus) A reader sent over a story from Marketwire that I thought was a very good sign for biking in America. Tech Coast Angels (TCA),... (click through to website for more) |
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