| The Opposite of Ad Nauseam: Farrah on a Bike [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 02:51 PM PDT It's been a tumultuous week in more ways than one. We're going to leave it behind with a flashback, via Cycelicious, to the late 1970s, when Farrah Fawcett pedaled to promote her own line of shampoo.... (click through to website for more) |
| NYPD Taps James Tuller to Succeed Scagnelli as Transpo Chief [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 02:38 PM PDT The New York Times reports that NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly has chosen a successor to Chief of Transportation Michael Scagnelli: The highest rank to be filled on Friday will be chief of... (click through to website for more) |
| New Yorkers Taxed (Again) for Not Owning Cars [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 01:58 PM PDT MetroCard machines aren't the only place where the price of transit is going up. Reader Steven O'Neill points out that New Yorkers who sometimes rely on rental cars are now being hit with an... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2009 01:56 PM PDT On the midway at MCBF in 2008. (Photo © J. Maus) "It's the bike-gasm!" That's how the Multnomah County Bike Fair was explained to me on my first time around back in 2005.... (click through to website for more) |
| Ad Nauseam: Antisocial Thuggery From Pioneer [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 01:32 PM PDT Last week Streetsblog NYC's Brad Aaron posted what is sure to be a car-culture classic. This three minute web-only commercial celebrates people that enjoy putting so much money into their cars'... (click through to website for more) |
| The Wall Street Tax Shelter That Crashed Your Local Transit Agency [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 01:21 PM PDT The scene of Monday's Metro crash in D.C., where the local transit agency still has 15 outstanding "SILO" tax deals. (Photo: AP) The D.C. Metro accident that killed nine riders this week has renewed... (click through to website for more) |
| The Wall Street Tax Shelter That Crashed Your Local Transit Agency [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 12:41 PM PDT The scene of Monday's Metro crash in D.C., where the local transit agency still has 15 outstanding "SILO" tax deals. (Photo: AP) The D.C. Metro accident that killed nine riders this week has... (click through to website for more) |
| Some Great Weekend Cycling Events [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 12:11 PM PDT Photo from Flickr user Urban Jeff. Contribute your photos! Join our Flickr Photo Pool Critical Mass: Friday: It's the last Friday of the Month, so cyclists meet at 5:30 at the Dinosaur in front... (click through to website for more) |
| First look at new on-street bike parking in North Portland [BikePortland] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:56 AM PDT New bike corrals have replaced car parking spaces in front of two businesses on N. Williams Ave. (note the one across the street too). -More images- (Photos © J. Maus) City of Portland... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 6.26.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:28 AM PDT Check out this cool video about Green Gears, Pittsburgh's Pedicab service BikePGH Messageboard Thread of the Day the strangest things people in a car said to you? The Headlines Port Authority... (click through to website for more) |
| BikeSnobNYC on our MJ memorial ride: "Enough already!" [BikePortland] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:28 AM PDT Yesterday was quite a day. In the span of about two hours, we learned of Michael Jackson's death, planned a ride (and had a blast), did three TV interviews, got mentioned in The Oregonian, and... (click through to website for more) |
| KPCC Wants Your Car-Free Stories [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:19 AM PDT Public Radio station KPCC, 89.3 on your radio dial, is looking for stories about car-free living and the fiscal impact of owning and riding a bike instead of driving a car. I've heard some people... (click through to website for more) |
| Help Oakland Name Its Own "Summer Streets" [Streetsblog NYC"Summer Streets"] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:09 AM PDT A night scene from Oakland's Uptown Unveiled. Photo: Living in the OWe were excited to welcome two long-time Oakland, CA, groups to the Livable Streets Community this week: Walk Oakland Bike Oakland... (click through to website for more) |
| Construction company creates bike-only traffic lane around project [BikePortland] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:06 AM PDT A bike only lane, compliments of Hoffman Construction Corp. -More images- (Photos © J. Maus) A few months ago, I shared a story of bike lane disrespect about how construction crews often have no... (click through to website for more) |
| The Weekly Carnage [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 10:05 AM PDT The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage. Fatal Crashes... (click through to website for more) |
| The House is Debating Climate and Energy Legislation Right Now (Updated) [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 09:51 AM PDT Kate Sheppard from Grist is Tweeting the heck out of the climate bill debate on the floor of the House of Representatives today. Barbara Boxer, who is working on the Senate version of this bill,... (click through to website for more) |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2009 09:43 AM PDT Ron Buel (Photos © J. Maus) [The following editorial was written by Ron Buel. Buel is a long time Portland transportation activist through his work with Riverfront for People. Back in November... (click through to website for more) |
| Eastside and Long Beach Celebrate Biking Tomorrow [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 08:42 AM PDT L.B. Mobility Coordinator Charlie Gandy shows off colored shared lane and Sharrow on Second Street. Photo: Russ Roca Photography/Flickr This upcoming weekend is a big one for bike culture in... (click through to website for more) |
| The House Is Debating Its Climate Legislation Right Now [Updated] [Streetsblog NYC[Updated]] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 08:42 AM PDT Kate Sheppard from Grist is Tweeting the heck out of the climate bill debate on the floor of the House of Representatives today (218 votes and counting). Barbara Boxer, who is working on the Senate... (click through to website for more) |
| In New York, Riders Are Indifferent to State of NYCMTA [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 08:22 AM PDT It's the largest transit system in the United States, moving millions of people daily throughout New York City and beyond and serving as the lifeblood of one of the largest economies in the world.... (click through to website for more) |
| If New Yorkers Don't Value Transit, Who Will? [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 07:40 AM PDT It's the largest transit system in the United States, moving millions of people daily throughout New York City and beyond and serving as the lifeblood of one of the largest economies in the world.... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 07:32 AM PDT One Story You Won't See in Today's Paper: 97 Dead in Car Wrecks (Yglesias) White House Thrilled about 405 Widenining (LAist) LA Now Thrilled with Sawtelle Blvd. Widening LA Breaks Ground on Canoga... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 26 Jun 2009 06:29 AM PDT DeFazio: Make Wall Street A$$holes Pay for Infrastructure (Infrastructurist) The MTA Says It Needs $600M to Keep Going... (News) ...So Why Did the MTA Just Give Forest City $100 Million? (Atlantic... (click through to website for more) |
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