Streetsblog » Ninth Street Earns Its Stripes

The debate is over, and as of today the Ninth St. bike lanes are swiftly becoming a reality.

BikePortland.org » Congressman Blumenauer listens, learns at bike roundtable

“I think that you’re going to see an adoption of our version of world-best practices…everything from separated bicycle paths to much more aggressive bicycle boulevards.”

BikePortland.org » Local firm lands contract for Dubai bike plan

Given Dubai’s penchant for the extravagant, Birk and Jones expect the bike plan possibilities to include fully separated, shaded and mist-cooled bike paths (like Qatar will have), and “Cadillac, state-of-art” bike parking.

“Here in Vermont, we have to get our satisfaction in other ways. Like slowing down to smell our neighbor’s lilacs as we go by them, and getting in a workout when we go for the mail, and lightening our carbon footprint by using less gasoline. We may never pass any cars, but even so, we’ll surpass them all.”

TreeHugger: Beijing To Drive One Million Cars Off the Road Next Month

Beijing will ban one million cars—a third of its autos—for a two-week test of its smog-control measures this month.

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