| First look at the new Zoobomb "Pyle" [BikePortland] Posted: 28 May 2009 04:09 PM PDT The official unveiling happens tomorrow, but I just came across the first photo of the new Zoobomb Pyle as it stands right now, fully installed, at the corner of 13th and W.... (click through to website for more) |
| BTA action alert: More money for bikes and one less highway in HB 2001 [BikePortland] Posted: 28 May 2009 03:31 PM PDT The BTA is making a last ditch effort to fix HB 2001. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has sent out an action alert they hope will bring some much-needed change to the Governor's... (click through to website for more) |
| Copenhagen Comes to Edinburgh [Cycling Edinborough] Posted: 28 May 2009 03:14 PM PDT Maybe. Anyone familiar with the web site Copenhagenize.com (a celebration of cycling in a city that has taken bikes seriously for years) will probably have come across Copenhagen Cycle... (click through to website for more) |
| EVENT: Beyond Bikes Day: A Family Bike Fest, Sat. May 30 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 28 May 2009 02:48 PM PDT Venture Outdoors is teaming up with the Kingsley Association and The Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycling Club to host a FREE family cycling event. Beyond Bikes Day, a family bike fest of sorts, will take... (click through to website for more) |
| Metro Sort of Passes Budget, Punts on Ansaldo Breda, Insults Public [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 28 May 2009 02:41 PM PDT Photo of poster appearing outside Metro Board Room by Stephen Box. The big news from today's Metro Board meeting was that after our leaders subjected themselves to the pain of listening to the... (click through to website for more) |
| A tour of the West Side with an unsung bike hero [BikePortland] Posted: 28 May 2009 02:29 PM PDT Jim "K'Tesh" Parsons is always looking out to make your ride (or walk) safer and more enjoyable. -Slideshow Below- (Photos © J. Maus) It wasn't long into a full day tour... (click through to website for more) |
| Flashback: Obama Once Led Push for 'Complete Streets' [Streetsblog LA'Complete Streets'] Posted: 28 May 2009 02:26 PM PDT With Congress out of town on its Memorial Day break, the nation's capital is a quiet place to be -- but all of that will change next week, as the appearance of the House transportation bill is... (click through to website for more) |
| Obama Keeps Roads Out of National Forests — For a Time [Streetsblog NYC— For a Time] Posted: 28 May 2009 02:17 PM PDT Paved roads are a fact of life in most of the country, but should they be permitted in the nation's protected forest areas? The Obama administration says no, as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack... (click through to website for more) |
| City Paper on Pittsburgh's Bike Polo: Hammer Time [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 28 May 2009 12:44 PM PDT John Altdorfer Hammer Time BY MELISSA MEINZER Lindsay Welsh, poised atop her mount, deftly reaches around her back and swings her mallet hard behind her, rocketing the fist-sized red polo ball away... (click through to website for more) |
| Take Action: Give your input to the state's outdoor recreation plan [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 28 May 2009 12:17 PM PDT Input sought on state's outdoor recreation plan The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has been in the news a bunch recently. Today, they announced that if the... (click through to website for more) |
| A bike-on-bike hit-and-run and a call for civility (updated) [BikePortland] Posted: 28 May 2009 12:17 PM PDT The bike signal near where the collision took place. (Photo: PBOT) I got an email from reader and BTA Board Member Mary Roberts yesterday that I thought should be shared with others. It has to do... (click through to website for more) |
| On NY1 Tonight: The New John Liu vs. The New Broadway [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 28 May 2009 12:05 PM PDT Lately, you may have found yourself doing double takes at the words coming out of Council Member John Liu's mouth. The transportation committee chair, running for comptroller in a crowded field that... (click through to website for more) |
| Roosevelt Island Bike Racks Cleared … So Cyclists Can Use Them [Streetsblog] Posted: 28 May 2009 11:21 AM PDT Photo: Roosevelt Island 360The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, as promised, has begun confiscating bikes left overnight on public bike racks near the subway and tram stations. Roosevelt... (click through to website for more) |
| Google Bike Parking [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 28 May 2009 10:29 AM PDT This is pretty neat: The Department of Transportation just released mapping data identifying the locations of more than 97 percent of the public bike racks in New York City. The data currently... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 5.28.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 28 May 2009 09:52 AM PDT Click on the photo to see a slideshow depicting the discarded landscape of car culture care of Good Magazine The Headlines Rendell: Congress should remove restrictions on tolling of interstates PG US... (click through to website for more) |
| Tonight: Tell Transpo Planners Your Ideas for the Next Round of BRT Routes [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 28 May 2009 09:45 AM PDT NYCDOT photosim of an off-set bus lane. Physically-separated lanes are also being considered for some routes. Preparations for the next phase of Bus Rapid Transit in New York City ramp up tonight... (click through to website for more) |
| Flashback: Obama Once Led Push for 'Complete Streets' [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 28 May 2009 09:04 AM PDT With Congress out of town on its Memorial Day break, the nation's capital is a quiet place to be -- but all of that will change next week, as the appearance of the House transportation bill is... (click through to website for more) |
| "Pedaling Revolution" Author Hosts Two Free Events in L.A. on Saturday [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 28 May 2009 08:24 AM PDT Jeff Mapes, author of the acclaimed book Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities will be visiting Los Angeles this weekend and presenting two public sessions on his book... (click through to website for more) |
| "Locals" Continue Attack on S.B. 375 "Sprawl Bill" [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 28 May 2009 08:23 AM PDT Photo of Riverside via Miizzard/Flickr. In what could seem a companion piece to either this morning's Streetsblog.net post or last week's interview with Michael Woo, the California Planning &... (click through to website for more) |
| House votes in favor of highway-centric transportation bill [BikePortland] Posted: 28 May 2009 08:09 AM PDT If HB 2001 passes in its current form, highways in Oregon would get a major boost. (Photo © J. Maus) House Bill 2001 (text) passed through the Oregon House of Representatives today by a vote of... (click through to website for more) |
| See Queens, Shop in Queens — on Your Bike [Streetsblog NYC— on Your Bike] Posted: 28 May 2009 08:02 AM PDT Last week the Department of City Planning released the "Queens Around the World Guide," a map to help cyclists see the sights, sample the cuisine, and frequent the merchants of the city's... (click through to website for more) |
| We Need a Complete Solution to Climate Change [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 28 May 2009 07:54 AM PDT This morning, Jeff Wood at The Overhead Wire points us to a newly released measure of CO2 emissions from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (which just won a 2009 MacArthur Foundation Award for... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 28 May 2009 07:51 AM PDT Ansaldo Breda Making a Full Court Press Before Today's Vote (blogdowntown) But Metro CEO Leahy Finds "Little Reason" to Renew Contract (Times) Metrolink Wants More Control of Train Engineers (Times)... (click through to website for more) |
| We Need a Complete Solution to Climate Change [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 28 May 2009 07:22 AM PDT This morning, Jeff Wood at The Overhead Wire points us to a newly released measure of CO2 emissions from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (which just won a 2009 MacArthur Foundation Award for... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 28 May 2009 06:03 AM PDT TLC Preparing Two Pilot Programs for Cab Ride Sharing (NYT, News, Post) MTA Board Chair, Interim CEO Both Angling for New Transit Chief Job (News) Business Is Booming for Street Vendors Along... (click through to website for more) |
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