| Fatal bike/car crash on NE Prescott at 57th [BikePortland] Posted: 14 May 2009 06:41 PM PDT Looking east on Prescott. Green paint in foreground marks where bike came to rest. (Photo: Elly Blue) This evening around 5:30 pm, a 36-year old man on a bicycle was fatally wounded when he... (click through to website for more) |
| Performance looks to make big splash with Portland opening this weekend [BikePortland] Posted: 14 May 2009 04:52 PM PDT Performance will open at SW 18th and Alder this weekend. Google Street View) Performance Bicycle, Inc., the nation's largest chain of retail bike shops and a juggernaut in the industry with... (click through to website for more) |
| LAPD: Cyclist “Ran Into the Side of Hummer” (From Behind) [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 May 2009 04:17 PM PDT Video via Ron Kaye LA, for another video with the LAPD and Councilman LaBonge discussing why group rides paint all cyclists with a black brush, visit his site here. For a full copy of the... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 14 May 2009 02:35 PM PDT Watch a really cool Discovery Channel "How stuff works" video about the Cannondale Factory DCED Secretary Cornelius asks people to contact Cannondale to keep manufacturing hub in... (click through to website for more) |
| Tomorrow: Bike to Work With Janette Sadik-Khan [Updated] [Streetsblog NYC[Updated]] Posted: 14 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT Friday is National Bike to Work Day, and to celebrate, Transportation Alternatives will have coffee, snacks and commuter bags for cyclists at six locations -- two in Manhattan and four on East River... (click through to website for more) |
| Eyes on the Street: Yarn by the Meter [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT The Montague Street Business Improvement District along with DOT's Urban Art Program today unveiled the "69 Meters" public art project. Hand-knitted cozies will adorn all the street's parking... (click through to website for more) |
| Join us south of the border for our next Get Together in Milwaukie [BikePortland] Posted: 14 May 2009 12:35 PM PDT The Sellwood Bridge affects the bikeability of Milwaukie. (Photo © J. Maus) We'll be bringing our next BikePortland Get Together event to Milwaukie, Oregon, our neighbor to the immediate... (click through to website for more) |
| Congress Takes a First Step Towards Reshaping Transportation Policy [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 12:11 PM PDT Could Washington's long, unhealthy love affair with the automobile be coming to an end? An encouraging sign of change came today from two powerful Democratic senators who released a proposal that... (click through to website for more) |
| The IndyKids Are Alright [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT IndyKids is a New York-based school newspaper distributed online and in print nationwide to students in grades four through eight. With its distinctly progressive point of view, the ad-free pub aims... (click through to website for more) |
| TSTC to Port Authority: Bus Service Across Hudson Needs to Improve, Fast [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 11:14 AM PDT Average weekday eastbound trips, 2008. Source: TSTC/Port Authority of NY & NJ.The Lincoln Tunnel Express Bus Lane is a congestion-busting powerhouse, moving 62,000 riders into Manhattan during... (click through to website for more) |
| Who Cares About the Highway Trust Fund? [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 10:24 AM PDT Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) is proposing today to make a small but crucial change in federal transit policy by requiring the nation's Highway Trust Fund to keep the interest money it accrues, rather than... (click through to website for more) |
| Could a new plan for pedestrians help Hawthorne Bridge congestion? [BikePortland] Posted: 14 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT Markings on the Hawthorne. (Photos © J. Maus) So far, in our coverage of the Hawthorne Bridge Crash, we've heard from an eyewitness and the two people who collided. We've also discussed... (click through to website for more) |
| LaHood to Streetsblog: No, I'm Not Changing the Name of My Blog [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 09:56 AM PDT Photo: Danny BrightI'll add a few more impressions to Bobby Cuza's report on yesterday's ABNY breakfast with federal transportation secretary Ray LaHood. But before I get to that: How beautiful a... (click through to website for more) |
| Oregon’s prototype “Scenic Bikeway” now has online home [BikePortland] Posted: 14 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT Riders on a multi-day trip near Champoeg State Park. (Photo: Matt Picio/CycleWild) The State of Oregon's "Scenic Bikeway" program has taken a nice step forward. This week, the... (click through to website for more) |
| New study: Less driving would make Oregon healthier [BikePortland] Posted: 14 May 2009 08:29 AM PDT Download the study here. Portland-based Upstream Public Health has just released an important new statewide study that draws a clear connection between transportation policy decisions and... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 5.14.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 14 May 2009 08:04 AM PDT The Headlines Digital billboards called driving threat PG Great Outdoors Week kicks off Today PG New docks to link visitors to convention center, trails PG Idea to Tax Drivers By the Mile Gathers... (click through to website for more) |
| Streetfilms: Hal Grades Your Bike Locking 3, The Final Warning! [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 May 2009 07:27 AM PDT It's Bike Month - which means there are scads of neophytes out there nationwide giving cycling a try. Oh goody! But, oh baddy - it also means more improper locking - and we all know there... (click through to website for more) |
| Welcome to the Blogroll: I Will Ride [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 May 2009 07:25 AM PDT (Editor's Note: From now on, Streetsblog is going to begin featuring blogs before they get added to our blogroll. As the the local traditional media continues to retreat in its transportation... (click through to website for more) |
| Senators Hear From Obama's Transit Chief-in-Waiting [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 May 2009 07:21 AM PDT One of the Capitol's sad, secret truths is that members of Congress often skip committee hearings on issues of vital importance to their states -- and today's confirmation session with Peter Rogoff,... (click through to website for more) |
| In Missouri, the State DOT Lobbies to Block Complete Streets [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 May 2009 07:19 AM PDT Today we've got a disturbing story from Missouri about the influence exerted by the Missouri Department of Transportation on the legislative process in that state. From Missouri Bicycle News: ... (click through to website for more) |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 14 May 2009 07:16 AM PDT Council Outlines Drastic Cuts for City (Times) Will Budget Be Balanced on Backs of Neighborhood Councils? (City Watch) Urban Land Institute: L.A. Perfect Place for Conference Because CA is So... (click through to website for more) |
| In Missouri, the State DOT Lobbies to Block Complete Streets [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 07:08 AM PDT Today we've got a disturbing story from Missouri about the influence exerted by the Missouri Department of Transportation on the legislative process in that state. From Missouri Bicycle News: Photo... (click through to website for more) |
| LaHood: NYC's Congestion Pricing Money Still There for the Taking [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 06:43 AM PDT Speaking at an event in Midtown yesterday morning, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood let it be known that New York City can still claim hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transit funding --... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 14 May 2009 05:59 AM PDT LaHood: Feds Still Want to See Congestion Pricing in NYC (NY1) Brooklyn Driver, Attempting to Park, Jumps Curb and Cuts Off Boy's Leg (Post) TSTC Calls for Outbound Lincoln Tunnel Express Bus Lane... (click through to website for more) |
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