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| Letter to the PG Business Editor: Bike Guide [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 13 Aug 2008 12:54 AM CDT Letters to the business editor Tuesday, August 12, 2008 BIKE GUIDE Hidden in the bowels of the business section on Sunday July 27 was an AP story titled "Tech Test: Bikers, Pedestrians Seeking... |
| First look at ‘Eye to Eye’ banner; campaign will launch tomorrow [BikePortland] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 07:37 PM CDT A coalition of organizations in Portland, Eugene, and Springfield will launch the "Eye to Eye campaign" with a press conference and events tomorrow morning. Here's a first look at... |
| Cartoon Tuesday: In Which We Blog About the Other Paris [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 04:39 PM CDT Click through for this cartoon by Gary Varvel of The Indianapolis Star, referencing the now infamous tussle between John McCain and Paris Hilton. (And click here if you have no idea what we're... |
| Supervisors Put Sales Tax on Regular Ballot, But Get Their Shots In [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 04:37 PM CDT The Bottleneck Blog is reporting that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to place Metro's proposed sales tax on the fall ballot with the rest of the elections. Just to make... |
| Two-wheeled realtor makes bike-friendly a selling point [BikePortland] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 01:37 PM CDT A sign of the times in Portland. Portland real estate broker Kirsten Kaufman knows that in order to sell a home, you've got to first sell the neighborhood. And increasingly, in addition to the... |
| Colleges and High Schools Act to Keep Cars Off Campus [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 01:12 PM CDT With fall approaching, colleges across the US are encouraging students to come to campus without their cars. In Atlanta, Emory University is selling $250,000 worth of bikes, at a discount, to... |
| Noted researcher will include Portland in major bicycle study [BikePortland] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 11:51 AM CDT John Pucher, Ph.D.(Photo: John Pucher) Acclaimed transportation researcher and Rutgers University professor John Pucher (deemed "the Bicycle Scholar" by Momentum Magazine), has received... |
| Crimanimalz Create Traffic Jams to Protest Santa Monica Police [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 10:30 AM CDT Responding to the over-policing of Critical Mass in Santa Monica, cyclists took to the streets last Friday night to show the SMPD that sometimes following the letter of the law is the worst thing... |
| Recapping NYC’s Summer Streets [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 10:08 AM CDT Last weekend, New York City closed roughly seven miles of streets to automobiles, turning its normally gridlocked streets into an American Ciclovia. Naturally, NYC Streetsblog was all over the... |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 09:50 AM CDT Gas Prices Falling, But for How Long? (Times) Goodmon Declares Victory at PUC Meeting (Bus Bench) Local Pols Hold Press Event to Pressure Senators on Sales Tax. Senators Not... |
| Trib: Mayor promotes making city friendly to bicyclists [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 12 Aug 2008 07:44 AM CDT By Jenny Paul TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, August 12, 2008 City officials want to make all of Pittsburgh — even the hills — accessible and safe for bicyclists. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced... |