Today’s Headlines
Downtown Crosswalks Designed for Cars, Death Traps for Peds. (CityWatch) Metro Approves Stimulus Budget (Daily News) What Did City Spend Its Bike License Funds On? (Brayj Against the Machine) SF School District Encourages Kids to Bike to School (SF Streetsblog) Report: Better Ped/Bike Infrastructure Can Prevent Cancer (Examiner via Streetsblog.net) Obama Budget Includes Revenue From … Continued
9:04 AM PST on February 27, 2009
- Downtown Crosswalks Designed for Cars, Death Traps for Peds. (CityWatch)
- Metro Approves Stimulus Budget (Daily News)
- What Did City Spend Its Bike License Funds On? (Brayj Against the Machine)
- SF School District Encourages Kids to Bike to School (SF Streetsblog)
- Report: Better Ped/Bike Infrastructure Can Prevent Cancer (Examiner via Streetsblog.net)
- Obama Budget Includes Revenue From Carbon Auctions (Grist, WaPo, Green Inc)
- Are You Paying Attention Mr. Governor? Federal Panel Recommends Raising Gas Tax (NYT)
- New Hiking/Biking Trail to Open (Pasadena Star News)
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