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The Monday Roundup

Climate legislation; more TriMet service cuts; SF gets new bike lanes again; removing highways; bikes on bridges; time travel on 5th Ave; carfree Fridays; road rage; bikewashing. There has been a lot of good news in transportation in the past week. Here are some of the highlights: – The US House has passed a new, … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Portland leads the way, smart growth pays, road rage crackdowns, PR problems and solutions, Critical Mass for cars, Thomas Edison and fixies, the demise of the rest stop, trikes in Scappoose. – Portland is held up on the Huffington Post as a national example for our climate initiatives — particularly our bicycle-friendliness. – Portland’s city … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Yes, there is non-Pedalpalooza related news in the world. Here’s a quick list of stories that caught our eye this week: – Among other bike-ish content in the Portland Mercury’s annual Bike Issue, Sarah Mirk exposes various pernicious Bike Myths. – 200 French prison inmates are participating in a character-building Tour de France of their … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

High speed rail, the demise of the car in the US, its rise in China, Bush’s transportation policies, free bikes, carfree in Canada, a repealed bike license law, disgustingness reduction strategies Welcome to Monday. Here are the headlines from around the Web that caught my eye last week… – The NY Times waxes nostalgic about … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Mapes in the New York Times, carfree NYC, climate change and public health, a celebrity bike activist speaks up, BRT in Salem, and a self-balancing unicycle. This week’s news of bikes, transportation, and livability: – David Byrne reviews local author Jeff Mapes’ excellent book, Pedaling Revolution, in the Sunday New York Times. The book is … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Intextication, carfree streets, LaHood strikes back, bike parking manners, bike-up apartments, funding woes and roads, reporting on crashes, and more. News roundup, Memorial Day and state budget crisis dual edition. – The big news in transportation this week was Obama’s announcement of stricter mileage and emissions standards for new cars. – “A vibrant U.S. train … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

A bike bill of rights; reclaiming public spaces; commutes that suck; federal officials who ride; bikesharing in Canada; and yes, the car is still king. – The New York Times created a big buzz with a front page article about Vauban, a carfree suburb in Germany. The heated discussion that has ensued in hundreds of … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Safety in numbers; gas taxes; electric bikes; child safety; parking; moving house. – The stats are in: Car culture is on the decline, according to an analysis in Esquire Magazine by Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. Silver developed a regression model that shows that the past year’s decline in driving is not entirely due to unemployment … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Good news, bad news, traffic gossip, and inspiring photos – If you only click through to one of these stories today, make it this one: Streetsblog manages to make the mechanisms of federal transportation funding fairly understandable, explains why the last federal transportation bill (SAFETEA-LU) is inadequate, and outlines what is needed for the new … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Anti-bike bias and the law; Job sprawl; Carfree Mayor; Wheelchair rights; Bike parking crunch; Shrinking cities; Paving the planet. Time for the Monday Roundup. There’s a lot of worthwhile news this week, so take a deep breath, get another cup of coffee, and pace yourself. – Exxon Mobil had a great 2008, earning over $45 … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

Ribbon cuttings, close calls with fame, Idaho Stops go viral, the importance of litter, Manifest Destiny, the bikestache Your weekly news roundup, celebrity edition: – Obama has announced a plan to invest billions of dollars into high speed passenger rail. The Oregonian’s editorial board, among others, wants more and faster. – Last week, Obama also … Read more


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The Monday Roundup

The economics of stop signs; the toll of riding drunk; “blue gold;” job sprawl; free bikes for all; friendly robots Time for the news. – New U.S. research findings quantify the impact of air pollution on life expectancy. Another recent study found that low birth weight is linked to exposure to pollution. – Mayor Adams … Read more