Month: July 2008
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Bike Commuters Clean Up and Lock Up in Brisbane, Australia
From the Australian Bicycling Council comes word of a new amenity for bicycling commuters In Brisbane, Australia. Called cycle2city, it provides secure weekday parking and showers for up to 420 members, who will pay between $5 and $7 a day for the privilege of using the facility (that and other figures quoted here are Australian dollars, which are close to even in value with the US dollar these days).
July 9, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Lawyer, Community Defend Road Rage Doctor (Times) Will Brown Act Violations Stop LADOT from Acting in Road Rage Case (LAist) City Council Will Consider Funding Pico-Olympic Study Today (Bottleneck Blog) Graphing the Decline in U.S. VMT (Gristmill) Congestion Plan May Switch Routes (Times) NBC Airs Bike Crash Footage (LAist) Man Killed in Crash on I … Continued
July 9, 2008
Cartoon Tuesday: It’s (Not) Funny Because It’s True
This AM New York cartoon, currently making the rounds on e-mail, was surely a ridiculous exaggeration when first published in 2004. But it's not as far off the mark today. As the Times reports, Florida is the latest state to start giving away free "gas for life" as a lottery prize. And though the jackpot, in reality, is $2,600 in prepaid gas cards every year until the winner's death, some Floridians say they would prefer that prize to the game's $250,000 cash payout, regardless of which would actually be more valuable.
July 8, 2008
July 4th Road Rage Crash Grabs Police and Media Attention
Yesterday LAist broke the story, with graphic images, of a road rage-caused crash between two experienced cyclists and an emergency room doctor with a bid of a trigger temper. Unlike past incidents, the mainstream media jumped on this story with graphic images making the story more “viewer friendly.” KNBC and CBS2 both ran stories on last night’s news and the Bottleneck Blog and KFI 640 both have stories online.
July 8, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Gas Prices Pushing Angelenos to Transit, Find It’s Not So Bad (Times) Gas Prices Pushing Angelenos to Bikes, Find It’s Not So Bad (Times) New York Times Car Blog Talks to Donald Shoup About San Fran Peak Rate Parking Legislator Pleas for Gold Line Funding (Star News) Motorist Dies in Crash on 210 (Times) WeHo … Continued
July 8, 2008
Expansion and Gate Closures on Bike Themed City Council Agenda
Needed Safety Amenity or Hotbed of Gang Activity
July 7, 2008
Another Community Endorses Cyclists Rights. LAPD Still Confused About Them.
Officer Searches Cyclist's Bag Without Probable Cause or Consent
July 7, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Long Beach Aims to be Nation’s Most Bike-Friendly City (CBS2) Metrolink Rider Surge is Causing Parking Problems (Times) Support the Sales Tax Measure for Our Children (City Watch) “Sprinter” Rail Service Backs Off of Bike Restrictions (Union-Tribune) Crash on the I-10 Kills 4, Closes Freeway for 10 Minutes (Times) SUV-Loving Americans React to the $100 … Continued
July 7, 2008