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Cyclists and Pedestrians Looking for a Champion [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PDT

Photo of bicycle after its rider was killed by an LADWP truck via the Daily News. As we approach the summer season, a time when streets are more filled with people NOT in a car, and the number of...

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City of Tigard gets chance at new rail-trail [BikePortland]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:48 PM PDT

"Interim trail use will provide a broad range of community benefits, including:… giving the downtown an economic stimulus by providing a new off-street transportation route to downtown...

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Cycling in National Cemetery: Yea or Nay? [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:49 PM PDT

Local D.C. issues aren't the stock in trade of Streetsblog Capitol Hill, but the Washington Post lately has been refereeing a debate that resonates on the national level: Is Arlington National...

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Popular Sauvie Island event site could be in jeopardy [BikePortland]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:59 PM PDT

Kruger's Farm Market faces a permit upgrade that could mean no more bike races. (Photos © J. Maus) In recent years, Kruger's Farm on Sauvie Island has hosted many popular cyclocross...

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Cycle East Lothian – Sea, Art, Food [Cycling Edinborough– Sea, Art, Food]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:57 PM PDT

Just east of Edinburgh is East Lothian. A county of contrasts, (once known as Haddingtonshire), it is mostly rural with rich arable on the flatter land near the coast and sheep grazing on the slopes...

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Bicycling Mag. Writer: Bike Maps Justify DIY Projects [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:22 PM PDT

Just a reminder: this is the copy of Bicycling Magazine you're looking for. (Editor's note: Dan Koeppel is the writer of the now famous "The Illegal But Highly Effective D.I.Y. Bike Lane" article...

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Bush Transpo Secretary's Biggest Disappointment: Bush [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:19 PM PDT

DC Velocity magazine has just released a lengthy interview with Norman Mineta, the Bush-era transportation secretary and former Democratic member of Congress. Former U.S. DOT chief Mineta (r.), with...

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Wednesday: Public Meeting With NYPD About Upper Manhattan Lawless Driving [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:15 PM PDT

Tomorrow night, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer will join the Community Board 12 Public Safety Committee and NYPD officials for a public meeting on out-of-control drivers in Inwood and...

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Bush Transpo Secretary's Biggest Disappointment: Bush [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 11:31 AM PDT

DC Velocity magazine has just released a lengthy interview with Norman Mineta, the Bush-era transportation secretary and former Democratic member of Congress. Former U.S. DOT chief Mineta (r.), with...

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Proposed code changes would strengthen bike parking rules [BikePortland]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 10:56 AM PDT

Indoor bike parking at the Gallery Condominiums in NW Portland. (Photo: Dan Liu) The City of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is working on a package of eco-friendly building...

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Tomorrow Morning, an NYC First: DA Candidates Debate Traffic Justice [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 10:56 AM PDT

After this fall's local elections, there's going to be a change at the top of the Manhattan District Attorney's office for the first time in a generation. The retirement of long-time DA Robert...

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Obama's Highways Chief: Wishy-Washy on Emissions? [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 10:00 AM PDT

Victor Mendez, nominated by the White House to lead the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), spent more than an hour this morning with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee -- but the...

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Just in time for busy bike season: The Blessing of the Bikes [BikePortland]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 09:38 AM PDT

A scene from last year's Blessing of the Bikes. (Photos © J. Maus) For the second year in a row, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (St. Mary's) in Northwest Portland will...

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Caltrans on the 710 Tunnel Project: Trust Us, We Know What We&#8217;re Doing [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 09:37 AM PDT

Photo: Big Mike Lakers/Flickr Last week, community forums were held in Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge on the proposed project that would construct a tunnel connecting the I-710 and I-210...

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Randal O'Toole: Taking Liberties With the Facts [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 09:03 AM PDT

The Cato Institute's Randal O'Toole gets under the skin of many of those interested in building a more rational and green metropolitan geography, but in many ways he's an ideal opponent. It would be...

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Free Ride to begin new Mobile Bike Repair Project, seeks space in your neighborhood [Bike Pittsburgh]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:49 AM PDT

Photo by Flickr member wild_man_dh Originally posted by sgibson Free Ride! is offering a new summer program in collaboration with Urban Youth Action's youth summer internship. The program is designed...

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Cyclist Struck Yesterday Morning at Third and Atlantic in Brooklyn [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:38 AM PDT

A reader emailed yesterday reporting that a bicyclist had been struck and seriously injured at the corner of Third Avenue and Atlantic Avenue near downtown Brooklyn. NYPD confirmed the collision late...

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Using the Hive Mind to Make Biking Safer [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:50 AM PDT

Whenever anyone asks me why I like Twitter so much, I tell them it's about the information. If you follow the right people (and who that is obviously depends entirely on you) you can tap into an...

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Today&#8217;s Headlines [Streetsblog LA]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:42 AM PDT

City DWP Truck Strikes, Kills Cyclist in Reseda (Daily News, CBS2) Metro Bus Strikes, Kills Pedestrian in Venice (Mercury News, KTLA) Governor Doesn't Like Commission's Decision to Stop Development...

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Using the Hive Mind to Make Biking Safer [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:04 AM PDT

Whenever anyone asks me why I like Twitter so much, I tell them it's about the information. If you follow the right people (and who that is obviously depends entirely on you) you can tap into an...

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Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC]

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:51 AM PDT

With GM Bankruptcy Official, Obama Admin Has to Restructure the Company (NYT, WSJ, Grist) Michael Moore: Make GM a Manufacturing Powerhouse for Rail and Transit Would That Work? (Orphan Road via...

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