World Cyclist Malusa on Book Tour
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The Streetsblog Guide to Children’s Books
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Indoctrinate your kids into the joys of buses, bikes, and car-free streets!
Dan Savage Post-Election Prognosis: Cities as Frontlines for Resistance
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When Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, you know how she won? She won it with the cities. Big cities, big city mayors, big city residents, big city voters - we're the frontlines of the resistance to Donald J. Trump.
A Two-Year Transportation Bill? Some Say It’s a Better Deal
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Last week, we reported that Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) had mused aloud at a committee hearing that perhaps a two-year transportation reauthorization was a better option in the current political and economic environment than a six-year bill. “We don’t have a lot of money here,” he said. And at the current rate, under a six-year […]
How Dangerous is Sen. Coburn’s Amendment to Kill Bike/Ped Funding?
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For the last few days, we’ve been talking a lot about Sen. Tom Coburn’s crusade to remove bike/ped funding from the transportation bill — even just from the six-month extension that just passed the House and is on its way to the Senate. He’s determined to insert an amendment to take out the funds. Ever […]
Berkeley Passes Bike Anti-Harassment Law
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Last week, Berkeley became the second American city to implement an anti-harassment law to protect bicycle riders and allow victims to sue offenders in civil court. The ordinance, which provides greater legal recourse for bicyclists who are harassed by drivers, will be followed by an educational campaign later this year, and proponents hope it will […]
Learn About “Hotel Mariachi” at a Book Signing at the Mariachi Festival This Weekend
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If you’ve been to Mariachi Plaza, then you’ve seen the beautiful Boyle Hotel, or Hotel Mariachi, as it is known to many, that sits on the corner of 1st and Boyle. It was built in 1889 by a Croatian immigrant named George Gerscovich (who changed his name to Cummings) who came to California during the […]