Money for roads increases; Cash for Clunkers grows; distracted driving censured; boating fees provide test case; a bike bell crackdown; the trajectory of big ideas; bike sharing praised; skateboards get the spotlight.
Here are the news stories that caught our eye in the last week:
– Oregon’s governor has signed a new transportation bill into law — Chris Smith reports that there’s plenty of money for roads and highways (including the Newberg/Dundee bypass and — probably — the Columbia River Crossing) but not much for other modes.
– Speaking of the CRC, Joe Cortwright has an op-ed in the Oregonian about how we don’t need it and can’t afford it, and the O’s editorial board has a piece calling for our political leaders to push it through quickly.
