| A summer bike camp on two wheels (Slideshow) [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 04:56 PM PDT Seeing the neighborhood at biking speed. - More images/Slideshow below- (Photos © J. Maus) Last Friday I spent the day with the Community Cycling Center's "Coasters" summer bike... (click through to website for more) |
| AAA will extend roadside assistance to bicycles [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 03:19 PM PDT The Oregon/Idaho chapter of the American Automobile Association (a.k.a. "Triple A") is set to announce that their legendary roadside assistance plan will now cover people riding... (click through to website for more) |
| New business puts old inner tubes to good use [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:55 PM PDT A Cycle Dog collar as seen at the Multnomah County Bike Fair. (Photo © J. Maus) Cycle Dog is a new Portland company that makes dog leashes, collars and other pet accessories out of recycled bike... (click through to website for more) |
| City Hosts Second Car-Free Party for Second Time in Three Weeks [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:44 PM PDT Photo: Blogdowntown It may not have drawn the crowds that were expected, but for the second time in three weeks the City of Los Angeles shut down part of its Downtown street grid for an outdoor... (click through to website for more) |
| Getting the Message [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:07 PM PDT Two things were clear at this morning's hearing of the Senate Banking Committee concerning green investments in public transportation. First, transportation experts and leading legislators are very... (click through to website for more) |
| The Imminent Irrelevance of Randal O'Toole [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 01:53 PM PDT Two things were clear at this morning's hearing of the Senate Banking Committee concerning green investments in public transportation. First, transportation experts and leading legislators are very... (click through to website for more) |
| Streetfilms: Car-Free in Curitiba [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:40 PM PDT A key corridor in a large city is cited as a prime spot to replace auto traffic with people-friendly space. Local leaders move on the idea and, once underway, the physical transition comes quickly.... (click through to website for more) |
| Senate Starts Climate Push With Nods to Jobs, Energy, and Transportation [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 11:28 AM PDT Secretary LaHood and Administrator Jackson Watch as Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies at an April Hearing on Clean Energy. Photo: Congressman Edward Markey The Senate is taking its first... (click through to website for more) |
| Senate Starts Climate Push With Nods to Jobs, Energy and Transportation [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 11:13 AM PDT Total U.S. emissions in 2007. (Chart: FHWA) The Senate is taking its first public steps toward combating climate change -- and while the U.S. DOT was absent from this morning's hearing, the chiefs of... (click through to website for more) |
| Velodrome backer sees perfect opportunity in Memorial Coliseum [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 11:09 AM PDT Rendering of a bicycle velodrome on upper tier of Memorial Coliseum by Jeff Mitchem of Ankrom Moisan Architects For nearly three years now, local track racer and business consultant Steve Brown has... (click through to website for more) |
| Bogotá-Gate [Streetsblog NYCá-Gate] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:28 AM PDT Step aside Jack Abramoff. In the pantheon of palm-greasing, backslapping political fixers, you're a pale imitation of Gil Peñalosa. Sources say that a recent bag search at JFK revealed contraband... (click through to website for more) |
| USDOT Secretary LaHood: Gold Line Eastside a Model Project [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:13 AM PDT Last Friday, USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood visited Los Angeles and took a tour on the "soon to be opened to the public" Gold Line Eastside Extension and liked what he saw. LaHood remarked on both... (click through to website for more) |
| Book Review: C.I.C.L.E.'s "Bicycle Lifestyle Guide" [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 09:51 AM PDT Cyclists Inciting Change Through Live Exchange (C.I.C.L.E.) has been a leader in getting adults onto bicycles and out of cars through positive messaging, education, and urban bicycle training. ... (click through to website for more) |
| Morrison Bridge improvements taking shape [BikePortland] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 09:25 AM PDT A look at the new lane for bike and foot traffic on the Morrison Bridge. Multnomah County is about three and a half months into their project to improve the facilities for non-motorized traffic on... (click through to website for more) |
| Mapped: Hudson River Greenway to the George Washington Bridge [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 08:58 AM PDT Spurred by comments following yesterday's post on Greenway access in Washington Heights, a reader put together this map [download the full size version] of how to get from the Greenway to the George... (click through to website for more) |
| Clicking to Connect With Government and Get Things Fixed [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 08:51 AM PDT An update today from Design New Haven, the excellent Streetsblog Network member that has been promoting the use of SeeClickFix. This rapidly growing service gives citizens a way to document problems... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 08:48 AM PDT Everyone Excited About Google Transit... (Metro Rider, Subway Blog, Militant Angeleno, Curbed) ...But Green LA Girl Notes That Now Is the Time for the Big Blue Bus to Get on Board Anaheim Mayor... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 6.7.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 08:48 AM PDT BikePGH Messageboard Thread of the Day Sticker Slogans The Headlines Detroit has the potential to become a new bicycle utopia NYT Allowing phone use by drivers defies logic Trib Obama... (click through to website for more) |
| Clicking to Connect With Government and Get Things Fixed [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:28 AM PDT An update today from Design New Haven, the excellent Streetsblog Network member that has been promoting the use of SeeClickFix. This rapidly growing service gives citizens a way to document problems... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 07 Jul 2009 06:15 AM PDT Scandal! DOT Commish Goes to Other Cities -- And Learns From Them! (NYT) Fatal Flushing Hit-and-Run Leaves Victim Unidentifiable (Post, News, Gothamist) Detroit: Destined to Become a Bicycle Utopia?... (click through to website for more) |
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