Today’s Headlines
It’s Official, Measure R Passes (Bottleneck Blog, Daily News, LAist) People Not Abandoning Gas Saving Habits (Times) Gas Prices at 2005 Levels (Ventura County Star) Why Don’t People Think Riding the Bus is Eco-Cool? (Bus Bench) More on the Mammoth, Time-Wasting Enviro Review of SF’s Bike Plan (Bay Guardian) Thousands of Big Three Dealerships May … Continued
8:17 AM PST on December 2, 2008
- It’s Official, Measure R Passes (Bottleneck Blog, Daily News, LAist)
- People Not Abandoning Gas Saving Habits (Times)
- Gas Prices at 2005 Levels (Ventura County Star)
- Why Don’t People Think Riding the Bus is Eco-Cool? (Bus Bench)
- More on the Mammoth, Time-Wasting Enviro Review of SF’s Bike Plan (Bay Guardian)
- Thousands of Big Three Dealerships May Fold With or Without a Detroit Bailout (NYT)
- Streetsblog Readers Want to Know: Were Horses Deadlier Than Cars? (Paper Cuts, Caleb Crain)
- Buffy the Bike Rider (TreeHugger)
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