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| Wiki Wednesday: Beijing [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 05:18 PM CDT All the overhead shots of the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube on NBC's Olympic coverage don't leave much room for views of Beijing's streets. But that's where much of the commotion about smog,... |
| Bike geeks welcome at Geek Fair this weekend [BikePortland] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 04:12 PM CDT Just some of the bike fun at Geek Fair last year.(Photos © J. Maus) This Saturday is Free Geek's annual Geek Fair, an event that is sure to be full of bike fun for the entire family. Free Geek... |
| Media giant Clear Channel will promote benefits of biking [BikePortland] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:05 PM CDT Janet Bain(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland arm of media juggernaut Clear Channel is in the process of developing an educational series of messages that will help educate Oregonians about the benefits... |
| New bike lanes make key connection in Outer Southeast [BikePortland] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 12:55 PM CDT Freshly installed bike lanes on SE 162nd.(Photo by Jeff Smith/PDOT) The City of Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) has completed the installation of 1.6 miles of bike lanes in Outer Southeast... |
| Study: OC Taxes More Regressive Than Tolls [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 12:01 PM CDT A new study by researchers at UCLA and USC calculates the cost to people of lower income of funding transportation with toll revenue and compares it to other ways of funding transportation. The study... |
| Leaving Cars Behind, Seniors Find Streets Inhospitable [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 11:43 AM CDT A recent poll conducted by AARP finds that Americans over the age of 50 are cutting down on car trips due to rising gas prices, but are finding public infrastructure, or lack thereof, to be an... |
| Explanation of Rising Speed Limits: "The Public Votes with the Gas Pedal" [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 10:25 AM CDT In recent weeks, CityWatch has done a fantastic job explaining why speed limits are rising throughout the city and why those limits are determined by speeding drivers and not the communities that... |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 20 Aug 2008 08:44 AM CDT Study Finds Congestion Pricing Doesn't Hurt the Poor (Bottleneck Blog) Is Caltrans Widening 2nd? (BlogDowntown) City Updating Bike Master Plan (LA Eastside) Santa Monica Anti-Growth... |