Month: September 2009
Streetsblog LA
Portland Gets a Cycle Track, and All That Comes With It
In Portland, Oregon, already one of America's best cycling cities, a
new amenity was unveiled this past weekend: a cycle track, or
physically separated bike lane, near Portland State University. For
several blocks, it provides a protected place for bikers to ride -- by
taking a lane from motor vehicle traffic and changing the place where
cars are supposed to park.
September 2, 2009
‘Clunkers’ Consequences: GM Sales Down, Ford Gas-Guzzlers Up
When Congress tripled the size of the "cash for clunkers" program in July, both Congress and the White House
billed the $3 billion program as a boon for struggling domestic
automakers. But when those Detroit car companies released sales figures
today, the numbers didn't quite match up to the hype.
September 1, 2009
Eco-Home Tour: October is Energy Awareness Month
October is National Energy Awareness Month, making it the
perfect time to learn how to make your house as energy efficient as possible
before the cooler months to come. The
Eco-Home™ Network can help you take the first steps. To raise your energy
awareness and reduce your energy bills, too, sign up for one of our two
Eco-Home Tours this month: Sunday, October 4th or Sunday, October 18th
from 4:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.
September 1, 2009
Welcome to the Blogroll: Rita Robinson’s Twitter Page
Normally, I wouldn't add a Flickr page to our blogroll on the right; but given that the LADOT press office is operating on a shoestring budget a flickr page from the LADOT General Manager could be a useful tool to get information out to the public.
September 1, 2009
LADOT P.S.A. – Same Crash, Different Perspective
So, a lot of you didn't like the Emmy Award Winning P.S.A. put out by LADOT in 2008 which showed a young girl getting hit by a speeding car because it put too much of the blame on the girl and not enough on the driver. I thought it was a powerful piece, maybe because as an expectant father any image of a child being mauled by a vehicle is going to get my attention, and many commenters thought it was a missed opportunity to make a point about dangerous driving.
September 1, 2009
Boxer and Kerry: Climate Bill Delayed Again
Underscoring the growing intensity
of the message war over climate change, Senate environment committee
chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) said in a
joint statement yesterday afternoon that they would delay the unveiling of
their carbon-emissions legislation until late September:
September 1, 2009
Streetsblog.net Carrots Are Good for You, and So Are Sticks
A very interesting post today on the Streetsblog Network from getDowntown,
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The getDowntown program, which aims to get more
people using alternative modes of transportation through a variety of
incentives and support systems, is a partnership between the Ann Arbor
Area Chamber of Commerce, the Ann Arbor Transportation
Authority, the City of Ann Arbor and the Downtown Development
Authority. It's been around since 1999.
September 1, 2009