Month: March 2008
Streetsblog LA
Today’s Headlines
California, Built for Cars (CA Progress Report) Dubai Investors Refund Grand Avenue Project (Planetizen) Clever Commute Comes to LA (Metro Rider) Palm Desert Creates Bike Plan (Desert Sun) Don’t Forget Today’s Noon Chat With Metro Board Chair (Daily News) Miami Mayor Says He Intends to Make City Bike-Friendly (Planetizen) NC Residents Prefer Investing in Rail … Continued
March 19, 2008
EHO Neighborhood Council Backs Cyclists’ Bill of Rights
Stephen Box reports that the Bike Writers' Collective's "Cyclists' Bill of Rights" picked up an important community endorsement last night. Via email:
March 18, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Long Beach Unveils Bike Share Program for City Workers (Press-Telegram) Planning Commission President Blasts Affordable Housing R.B.O. (Smart Growth Online) Dutch Bike Bucket Comes to LA (Brayj Against the Machine) Ventura Seeks Input on Vision Plan (Ventura County Star) Recap of Santa Monica Critical Mass (Westside Bikeside) U.S. DOT Creates “Reckless Driver Lanes” (The Onion)
March 18, 2008
StreetFilm: Traffic Calming Done Right in Melbourne
Clarence Eckerson files this report (and StreetFilm) from Melbourne, Australia:
March 18, 2008
Big Blue Bus Annual Meeting
Westsiders: How would you like the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus to connect to the subway? That's the big topic up for discussion at BBB's round of annual community meetings. The BBB wants to take the Rapid 7 line that runs down Pico to go all the way east to meet the Metro Red Line at Wilshire and Western!
March 17, 2008
Metro Buses Harass Two Bike Advocates
Last Friday, two local bike advocates had run-ins with Metro buses on the streets of L.A. Fortunately, neither rider was seriously injured, although Enci Box did sustain bruises moments later when a car driver veered in front of her with a "right hand hook."
March 17, 2008