| For the love of lights, bus driver wants to throw us a party [BikePortland] Posted: 04 May 2009 08:50 PM PDT TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen. (Photo courtesy Dan Christensen) [The following guest essay was written by TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen. You might remember Dan as the guy who started a... (click through to website for more) |
| Leahy Outlines His Vision for Metro at Calpirg Conference [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 May 2009 04:22 PM PDT There were a lot of highlights from last Friday's "21st Century Transportation for Los Angeles" conference sponsored by CalPIRG, but many of them will require more research before I can write a full... (click through to website for more) |
| Happy Bike Month, NYC [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 04 May 2009 03:56 PM PDT This is the first full week of Bike Month 2009. There are rides, workshops and other events almost every day, and we don't have room for all of them on the Streetsblog calendar, so visit the Bike... (click through to website for more) |
| Bloomberg: MTA Plan Must Include Funding for Capital Projects [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 04 May 2009 02:58 PM PDT The mayor's office just released a statement insisting that the MTA financing plan address the transit system's long-term needs: As discussions for a permanent funding plan for the MTA continue,... (click through to website for more) |
| New Twist in Kent Ave Saga: Safer Bike Path Plus Parking [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 04 May 2009 01:42 PM PDT Photo: i'm not sayin, i'm just sayinAfter a contentious few months full of clowns, scantily-clad women, illegal billboards, and community board strife (since resolved), we may finally be approaching... (click through to website for more) |
| Rave reviews for Portland Opera's bike program [BikePortland] Posted: 04 May 2009 01:06 PM PDT Rigoletto company members with their bikes (Photos © Elly Blue) We were pleasantly surprised a few weeks ago to receive an invitation to attend and blog about the opening night of Portland... (click through to website for more) |
| In Portland, bikes are now part of the "Club" [BikePortland] Posted: 04 May 2009 12:51 PM PDT The City Club of Portland hosted inspiring bikes and speakers last Friday. (Photos © J. Maus) There are many signs in Portland that bikes are quickly moving beyond their fringe and... (click through to website for more) |
| Adult Bike Mechanic Classes at Free Ride Accepting Students for next Session [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 04 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT Free Ride's popular Adult Sunday Class Series is accepting students for the next session, starting this Sunday, May 10, and running through June 14. This basic mechanic's course is six... (click through to website for more) |
| Guys and gals don dresses for annual ride [BikePortland] Posted: 04 May 2009 10:58 AM PDT Good times, pretty dresses, nice legs. Participants in the annual Pretty Dress Ride pose in their Sunday best. (Photos by Brad Reber) Continuing a proud Portland tradition, a fun-loving group of... (click through to website for more) |
| Pedal Power! City Council Backs Bikes in Argument with LAPD [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 May 2009 10:42 AM PDT Photo: Illuminate LA Unified by our shared experiences on the street, angered by the now infamous "Hummer Incident" and emboldened by their experiences with the LAPD Police Commission and Inspector... (click through to website for more) |
| Paterson Abandons Long-Term MTA Financing Effort [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 04 May 2009 09:57 AM PDT We're getting dangerously close to transit Armageddon. Seeking a quick resolution to the MTA funding crisis, Governor Paterson lobbied over the weekend to get a Band-aid fix through the State Senate.... (click through to website for more) |
| The Monday Roundup [BikePortland] Posted: 04 May 2009 09:37 AM PDT Good news, bad news, traffic gossip, and inspiring photos - If you only click through to one of these stories today, make it this one: Streetsblog manages to make the mechanisms of federal... (click through to website for more) |
| A Morning in K-Town: Peds Ticketed, Red Light Runners Ignored [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 May 2009 09:28 AM PDT Different treatment for pedestrians crossing on flashing hand and vehicles running a red. Last Friday the LAPD was at it again. In what they claimed was an effort to make the... (click through to website for more) |
| OTB Bicycle Cafe to offer new discount to BikePGH Members [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 04 May 2009 09:05 AM PDT We're excited to announce the newest Membership Benefit. Card-carrying BikePGH Members will now receive a 10% discount off their tab at the Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe in the South Side. This... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 5.4.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 04 May 2009 08:08 AM PDT The Headlines Port Authority to overhaul transit service PG and Trib Let's get bike access on Amtrak GPBC Who Should Pay to Fix the Roads? Suburbanites who use them the most says Wall Street... (click through to website for more) |
| Experimenting with the Elimination of Traffic Lights [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 May 2009 07:50 AM PDT Today from the Streetsblog Network, Tom Vanderbilt writes on his How We Drive blog about an upcoming experiment in London. Traffic lights at seven intersections in the borough of Ealing will be... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 04 May 2009 07:48 AM PDT USA Today Loves Buses Bloggers Unite for AB 766, The Safe Streets Bill (Soap Box, Biking in LA, Ron Kaye LA) Residents Have Questions, Caltrans Has Few Answers on 710 Tunnel (Pasadena Star News) ... (click through to website for more) |
| Midtown Movie Car Chase Ends with Car Jumping Curb, Injuring Two [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 04 May 2009 07:37 AM PDT The New York Post has posted shocking video of a movie car chase being filmed in Times Square that ended with a car losing control, jumping the curb and injuring two pedestrians. (Warning: this... (click through to website for more) |
| Experimenting with the Elimination of Traffic Lights [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 04 May 2009 07:14 AM PDT Today from the Streetsblog Network, Tom Vanderbilt writes on his How We Drive blog about an upcoming experiment in London. Traffic lights at seven intersections in the borough of Ealing will be... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 04 May 2009 06:01 AM PDT Paterson Pushes for Transit Armageddon: No Funding for MTA Capital Plan (NYT, News, NY1) Two Senate Dem Holdouts Accept Paterson's Deal (News) Two Others Not on Board (News) Shelly: "We Should... (click through to website for more) |
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