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Streetsblog Los Angeles stories from Ben Fried

• 2009

• Nov 04: Bike-Share: Not Just for French Commies 2
• Oct 28: Will “Crash-Proof” Cars Make Drivers More Dangerous? 3
• Jul 24: Ad Nauseam: What “Cash for Clunkers” Hath Wrought 18
• Jun 05: In New York, More Proof of Safety in Numbers for Cyclists 0
• May 12: Cartoon Tuesday: Beware of the Ouchies 0
• May 11: Boxer: Collect Fees on Driving Through ‘Honor System’ 4
• Apr 30: Doomsday Across America 8
• Apr 20: Rail Across America 7
• Apr 15: Waxman’s Climate Change Bill Good for Green Transportation 1
• Apr 14: Obama Falls Prey to Ribbon-Cutting Syndrome 0
• Apr 10: Livable Streets Promised Land 1
• Mar 30: Back to the Grid, Part 2: John Norquist on Reclaiming American Cities 0
• Mar 26: Back to the Grid: John Norquist on How to Fix National Transpo Policy 2
• Mar 25: AARP Joins Campaign to Reform National Transpo Policy 0
• Mar 18: Wiki Wednesday: Funding Green Transportation With CLEAN TEA 0
• Mar 16: Do You Schluff Enough? 3
• Mar 11: Wiki Wednesday: Zürich, Where Transit Gets Priority on the Street 7
• Mar 11: LaHood to Bike Advocates: U.S. DOT Will Be Your “Full Partner” 4
• Mar 10: Cartoon Tuesday: Triple Parking 0
• Mar 05: Boston Gets Serious About Bike-Share 0
• Feb 20: Meet the New White House Director of Urban Affairs 0
• Feb 18: Wiki Wednesday: Bike Boulevard 5
• Feb 18: Hope Springs Eternal for American Transpo Policy 0
• Feb 13: Tonight: PBS on Transit, States, and the Stimulus 2
• Feb 12: Final Stimulus Bill Slaps Transit Riders in the Face 16
• Feb 12: Reports of Vélib’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated 0
• Feb 11: Wiki Wednesday: The Story of the Stimulus 0
• Feb 10: Cartoon Tuesday: Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back? 0
• Feb 10: Obama: The Days of “Building Sprawl Forever” Are Over 3
• Feb 10: Senate Approves Stimulus Bill — On to Conference Committee 0
• Feb 03: Cartoon Tuesday: Political Suicide 0
• Feb 02: Streetfilms: Timing Streets for Cyclists, Pedestrians, and Everyone Else 0
• Jan 28: Nadler Amendment: The Ayes Have It 4
• Jan 28: Call This Morning to Secure More Transit Money in Stimulus 0
• Jan 27: Call Now for a Better Transit Stimulus 3
• Jan 22: Congress Sending Wrong Signals to State DOTs in Stimulus Draft 0
• Jan 21: Senate Set to Confirm LaHood as Transportation Secretary 0
• Jan 20: The Inauguration Transportation Plan as Demonstration Project 0
• Jan 15: Dems Release Stimulus Draft: $30B for Highways, $10B for Transit 0
• Jan 14: $2 Billion for Bicycling in Stimulus Package? 4
• Jan 08: Tell Congress: Don’t Waste Money on Highway Expansion 1
• Jan 07: Wiki Wednesday: “Shovel-Ready” Pedestrian Safety Plans? 1
• Jan 06: Cartoon Tuesday: What’s Your Destination? 0

• 2008

• Dec 23: The Elevated Bikeways of Minneapolis? 0
• Dec 17: Obama Picks Republican Illinois Congressman to Lead USDOT 5
• Dec 17: Why Stimulus Money Should Go to Cities, Not States 2
• Dec 15: Stimulus Package on Track to Perpetuate Transpo Status Quo 0
• Dec 12: Sprawlsville Steps Back From the Edge 2
• Dec 09: Cartoon Tuesday: Priority 0
• Dec 09: “Stuck in That Congestion? I Got One Suggestion: Use a Bike Rack” 3
• Dec 09: Streetfilms: Boulder Goes Platinum 1
• Dec 03: How to Build a Better Infrastructure Plan 1
• Nov 26: Trains Under Baghdad 2
• Nov 25: While We’re At It, Let’s Reinvent the Wheel 0
• Nov 24: Two Oil Guzzling Albatrosses for the Price of One? 0
• Nov 19: Study Finds Cyclists Need Safer Streets 5
• Nov 13: Rave Review for Cleveland’s BRT Debut 0
• Nov 12: Wiki Wednesday: Bike Bus 1
• Nov 12: Shocker: Speed Limits Are Useless Without Enforcement 0
• Nov 11: Cartoon Tuesday: Plug-in 0
• Nov 11: Bike Miami: Car Free Under Palm Trees 0
• Nov 05: Ped-Bike Mockery Flops for 7-Term House Incumbent 3
• Nov 05: Did Last Night End Urban v. Rural Campaigns? 2
• Oct 28: Why Americans Bike and Walk — Or Don’t 0
• Oct 27: Flouting Traffic Laws: The Gateway to Lying to Police 0
• Oct 23: Bike-Share Hero: Montreal’s Solar-Powered “Bixi” System 0
• Oct 20: Study Confirms: Safer Bike Routes Get More People Riding 0
• Oct 14: Ask the Candidates to Talk Transportation at Tomorrow’s Debate 0
• Oct 14: James Oberstar on the Future of U.S. Transportation Funding 0
• Oct 14: PBS Exposes the Joy of Transit 2
• Oct 07: Amtrak Bill Clears the Way for Bike-Friendly Trains 1
• Sep 30: Cartoon Tuesday: Who’s Gonna Keep You Supplied, Man? 0
• Sep 30: Memo to MTV: “Pimp My Bike” = Ratings Gold 0
• Sep 23: America’s Least Wanted Highways 1
• Sep 18: Brookings: Feds Should Stop Giving Transit Projects the Run-Around 0
• Sep 16: Cartoon Tuesday: On-Street Edition 0
• Sep 15: Urbanism: Not Just for Lefties 0
• Sep 09: U.S. Senate Getting Serious About Transit Stimulus 0
• Aug 22: Who Loves Traffic? Dan and the Highway Lobby 0
• Aug 20: Wiki Wednesday: Beijing 3
• Aug 15: Transit Stimulus Bill Needs Co-Sponsors in Senate 0
• Aug 14: Bike-Share Debuts in Washington D.C. 4
• Aug 13: Wiki Wednesday: Urban Bicycling With Children 0
• Aug 13: Congestion Costs Chicago $7.3 Billion Per Year 0
• Aug 08: This Just In: The Media Business Is Auto-Dependent Too 1
• Aug 07: Obama’s Energy Platform Has a (Small) Livable Streets Platform 0
• Aug 06: Wiki Wednesday: Ciclovía 0
• Aug 05: Hillary Clinton Introduces Senate Version of Transit Relief Bill 0
• Jul 31: House Bill Makes Connection Between Transit Funding and Gas Price Relief 0
• Jul 30: Wiki Wednesday: Bike Box 0
• Jul 29: NYPD Thug Attacks Cyclist without Cause. Cyclist Goes to Jail 3
• Jul 24: How to Ease Pain at the Pump Without Deepening Oil Dependence 1
• Jul 23: Wiki Wednesday: Vehicle-Miles Traveled 1
• Jul 22: Cartoon Tuesday: Drilling Deeper 0
• Jul 21: Tom Vanderbilt Ponders Motorist Sociopathy 2
• Jul 18: LA Isn’t the Only Place with Bike Vs Car Incidents 2
• Jul 18: Cities Stake Claim to Being America’s ‘Best Places to Live’ 0
• Jul 17: Rising Fuel Costs and Ridership Strain Local Transit Systems Nationwide 0
• Jul 16: Announcing Wiki Wednesdays: A Weekly Dose of Livable Streets Knowledge 2
• Jul 16: French Trains Turn $1.75B Profit, Leave American Rail in the Dust 3
• Jul 15: Cartoon Tuesday: Outmoded 0
• Jul 14: Should the Rules of the Road Be Amended for Cyclists? 6
• Jul 11: Build a Livable Streets Knowledge Base. Contribute to StreetsWiki. 0
• Jun 17: Obama Calls for Investment in Regional Intercity Rail 0
• Jun 16: Obama: I’ll Boost Funds for Bike-Ped Projects If Elected 6
• Jun 10: Eyes on the Street, Presidential Campaign Edition 5
• Jun 09: The Windshield Perspective, Same As It Ever Was 0
• Jun 06: National Transit Union Proposes a Smart Fuel Subsidy 1
• Jun 05: Car Buyers Pick Their Poison: Free Gun or Free Gas 2
• Jun 03: Cartoon Tuesday: Mode Switch 0
• May 28: National Poll: Americans Expect Gas Prices to Rise More 2
• May 26: Alabama Students Walk to School to Protest Gas Prices 1
• May 23: Urge Congress to Support Amtrak and Passenger Rail 4
• May 16: Trucks Gone Green? 0
• May 16: Donald Shoup: Planners Are Versed in Parking Politics, Not Policy 0
• May 12: Northern Virginia Locked In to Congested Roads 1
• May 09: Video Contest Seeks Winning Pitch for Transit 0
• May 08: Delaware Senator Dares to Utter the Word “Transit” 0
• May 02: How Much Would You Actually Save With a Gas Tax “Holiday”? 1
• May 02: Eyes on the Street… All of Them 1
• May 01: U.S. DOT Launches Official, Horribly-Named “Blog” 2
• Apr 24: Streetfilm: Paris Skates! 0
• Apr 16: Ad Nauseum: The Humiliated Cyclist, Take Two 4