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| Meet Tom Miller; the next mayor's Chief of Staff [BikePortland] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 01:18 AM CDT Tom Miller will be the Mayor's chief of staff.(Photos © J. Maus) In what is probably not too surprising of a move for City Hall watchers, City Commissioner and Mayor-elect Sam Adams has named... |
| KDKA: Pittsburgh Now Has A Full-Time Bike Czar [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 07:39 PM CDT CLICK ON IMAGE TO WATCH STORY PITTSBURGH (KDKA) Pittsburgh is now the first city in Pennsylvania to have a full-time bike czar The city is creating the job to encourage more people to pedal their way... |
| BTA expands kids bike safety classes [BikePortland] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 07:09 PM CDT Kids will learn proper hand signals at BTA classes.(Photo © J. Maus) For the first time ever, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will offer their award-winning bike safety curriculum outside of the... |
| Planning firm launches update of Portland bike economy study [BikePortland] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 05:20 PM CDT BikeRacker is a new business that has sprung up to meet the local demand for temporary bike parking.(Photos © J. Maus) A local bicycle and pedestrian planning firm has announced plans to update a... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2008 04:48 PM CDT Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Bike Pittsburgh Executive Director Scott Bricker, Port Authority CEO Steve Bland, and Councilman Patrick Dowd discuss a future bike-friendly Pittsburgh During a Press... |
| Kidical Mass; coming soon to a neighborhood near you [BikePortland] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 04:09 PM CDT What's not to love about Kidical Mass?(Photos © J. Maus) Kidical Mass — that kindler, gentler, more family-friendly version of Critical Mass — seems to be catching on in... |
| Carfree streets in NYC and the future of Sunday Parkways in Portland [BikePortland] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 03:34 PM CDT "A page has been turned, clearly there is no doubt: the future will hold many more large scale street openings…"– Livable streets advocate and filmmaker Clarence Eckerson On... |
| Post-Gazette: Officials pledge better city for cyclists, walkers [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 02:13 PM CDT Monday, August 11, 2008 By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Cyclists today lauded a pledge by Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Councilman Patrick Dowd to make the city more friendly to... |
| Twilight Criterium delivers thrills and a poignant goodbye [BikePortland] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 12:39 PM CDT The VIP Lounge was packed as racers sped by during the Twilight Criterium Friday night.(Photo Gallery — Photos © J. Maus) Last Friday night, the Health Net Portland Twilight Criterium succeeded... |
| Blogging Cyclist Calls for Truce in Car v Bike Culture Wars [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 08:56 AM CDT It seems like everywhere you turn these days, you can find a news story about the growing cultural war between bicyclists and car drivers. Locally, the Mandeville Canyon Crash has shed a... |
| Ad Nauseam: Pocket [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 08:48 AM CDT Over the last couple of weeks, the issue of gas prices and energy have played a major role in the presidential campaign. By now you're probably familiar with the warring campaign ads between... |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 11 Aug 2008 08:47 AM CDT This weekend, New York celebrated its first Ciclovia style Summer Streets Program. NYC Streetsblog has more than complete coverage in their Today's Headlines section which can be read... |