| New PSU President will go by bike on his first day [BikePortland] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 02:34 PM CDT PSU's new President Wim Wiewel.(Photo: PSU) The newly hired president of Portland State University will join the throngs of downtown bike commuters this Monday when he reports for his first day... |
| Portland Century will showcase area's best riding [BikePortland] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 02:07 PM CDT Marine Drive on the Columbia River is just one of the many scenic roads in store for Portland Century riders.(Photo © J. Maus) The third-annual Portland Century is set for this Sunday and organizers... |
| Streetfilms checks out D.C. bike-sharing system: An update on Portland's plans [BikePortland] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 01:17 PM CDT The crew from NYC-based Streetfilms has published a good overview of the recently launced SmartBike DC bike-sharing system. With bike-sharing still in the plans for Portland, it's worth keeping... |
| Toronto thief caught with 2,865 bikes: Could it happen in Portland? [BikePortland] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 01:05 PM CDT One educational effort in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) The New York Times has an amazing report (In a Cyclist-Friendly City, a Black Hole for Bikes - 8/21/08) about a man in Toronto, Canada who was... |
| Bike Friendly Place of the Week: Washington D.C. [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 11:46 AM CDT A couple of weeks ago, when I was writing about the bike-unfriendliness of some downtown government buildings, a reader suggested that I don't just write about unfriendly places, but friendly ones as... |
| Friends of the Riverfront to Conduct Trail Feasibility Study [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 10:55 AM CDT Press Release Contact: Thomas Baxter, Executive Director Phone: (412) 488-0212 x3 August 22, 2008 PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Friends of the Riverfront solicits Request for Proposals for the Community Trails... |
| Richards Fires Back at Parochialism in Sales Tax Debate [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 10:42 AM CDT The Southern California Transit Advocates' Kymberleigh Richards penned an op/ed for today's Daily News that punches a hole in the argument that Metro's sales tax proposal is unfair to some parts of... |
| Who Loves Traffic? Dan and the Highway Lobby [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 10:18 AM CDT U.S. PIRG has picked a winner in its "21st Century Transportation" video contest, and it's this irony-soaked entry. Meet "Dan," a guy who just can't get enough stop-and-go time on the highway. He... |
| Today’s Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 22 Aug 2008 09:57 AM CDT CA Moves to Ban Texting While Driving (LAist, Times) Metro Investing $100,000 a Year in Lockers at Red and Orange Line Stations (Daily News) Big Blue Bus Rolls Out Rapid Lines (SM... |
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