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March 2010
Wed 17: Cyclists Be Warned, the New Acura Is Coming to Town 14
Tue 16: How Infrastructure Shapes the Way We Move 0
Mon 1: Could a New Kind of Fuel Tax Help Break the Senate Climate Deadlock? 0
February 2010
Thu 25: Hummer Going the Way of the Dodo 3
Tue 23: Obama Adviser: If EPA is Blocked on Emissions, Forget About CAFE Deal 3
Mon 22: U.S. DOT Offers Sample Distracted Driving Bill -- With a Potential Loophole 1
Tue 2: How Can Transit Backers Sway Conservatives? Oberstar Joins the Debate 0
January 2010
Thu 28: New Report Links Homeowners' Auto Dependence With Foreclosure Risk 1
Mon 25: EPA Strengthens Nitrogen Dioxide Rules for First Time in 35 Years 0
Thu 14: EPA Air Chief: We Need to Do More to Reduce VMT 2
Tue 12: Pelosi: Gas Tax Hike Doesn't Have Majority Support in Congress 1
Mon 11: Should a Climate Bill Even Try to Fight Sprawl? 1
Wed 6: New Report Finds American Auto Fleet Shrinking 4
Mon 4: A Step Towards Pricing of Pollution? 11 States Back Low-Carbon Fuel Rules 0
December 2009
Tue 8: Cellular Industry Gives Big Tobacco a Run for Its Money 0
Mon 7: EPA Makes it Official: Emissions Threaten Public Health 2
November 2009
Mon 30: LaHood to Congress: It's Time to Talk About a Gas Tax Increase 0
Mon 30: 99 House Members -- Mostly Dems -- Cruising in Taxpayer-Funded Cars 0
Mon 30: "The Highway to Play a Vital Role in the Progress of Civilization" 4
Wed 18: Oil-Centric Houston to Experiment With (Coal-Powered) Electric Cars 1
Tue 17: Streetfilms: Veronica Moss Goes to Times Square 5
Wed 11: Meet the Obama Administration's New Clean Energy Loan Man 0
Wed 11: Chrysler: Taking Taxpayer Money and Running Away From Cleaner Cars 0
Mon 9: New Report Maps the Gap Between Pedestrian Risks and Federal Safety Aid 4
Thu 5: CNU Transportation Project Raises Bar on Planning for Livable Cities 1
October 2009
Tue 27: Advice for Policymakers: Time to Check Your Blind Spots 0
Tue 27: Feds Gambled More on Electric Cars in 6 Months Than Transit Gets All Year 5
Mon 26: How Bus Transit Can Help the Auto Industry 0
Fri 16: Transportation Allowances in the Climate Bill: A Tale of Two Modes 0
Thu 15: Streetfilms: Drivers Behaving Rudely 9
Wed 14: Are We Smarter Than a Third Grader? On Livable Streets, Maybe Not. 1
Wed 14: What Washington Can Do For -- And Alongside -- Metro Area Planners 0
Mon 5: LaHood: "If You Don't Want an Automobile, You Don't Have to Have One" 3
September 2009
Tue 15: The New White House Fuel Efficiency Rule: Count the Loopholes 0
Mon 14: Santa Cruz Non-Profit Now Offers Ride Insurance to Car-Free Commuters 3
Wed 9: What Should We Learn From Moses and Jacobs? 2
Tue 1: 'Clunkers' Consequences: GM Sales Down, Ford Gas-Guzzlers Up 2
August 2009
Fri 21: Ad Nauseam: Jay Leno Plays Vehicular Manslaughter for Laughs 1
Wed 19: "Cash for Clunkers" Coming to a Close? 0
Fri 7: Chief Gascón Addresses Driver Accountability at Swearing-In Presser 5
Fri 7: Wreckless Riding 22
Thu 6: Extra! Extra! Nevius and Matier Serving Up Steaming Piles of Journalism 31
Wed 5: Lobby Firm Behind Climate Forgeries Helped Kill Higher CAFE Standards 0
July 2009
Wed 29: Wade Crowfoot Leaves Mayor's Office for EDF 1
Tue 28: Kalashnikovs for Clunkers: The Next Stimulus Plan 4
Mon 20: Know Your Road Lobbyists: The American Highway Users Alliance 1
Fri 17: Frightening 65 MPH Police Chase in the City Leaves a Bicyclist Hurt 11
Wed 15: ZipCar Starts Second Annual Low-Car Diet Challenge 1
Wed 8: Woman Hits Caltrans Worker, Claims He Didn't Jump Fast Enough 4
Wed 8: Enrique Peñalosa Urges SF to Embrace Pedestrians and Public Space 14
June 2009
Fri 26: Mayor Newsom, City Agencies and Advocates Celebrate Bike Plan 24
Tue 23: Your Thoughts Please on Examiner's Bike Plan Hit-Piece? 54
Fri 19: Ad Nauseam: Antisocial Thuggery From Pioneer 4
Thu 18: Car-Free Challenge Participants Buck Stereotypes 5
Tue 9: Gav for Guv Interview This Thursday on Current 5
Mon 8: House to Vote This Week on Weak ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Plan 1
Mon 1: Bye-Bye General Motors, Hello (Again) General Locomotives? 4
May 2009
Wed 27: Streetfilms: Meet Veronica Moss, A.U.T.O. Lobbyist 0
Wed 27: Only 17 Percent Drive to Downtown SF to Shop, Study Finds 12
Wed 20: Mission Sunday Streets Expected to Draw Largest Crowds Yet 9
Tue 19: For a City of Panhandles! Copenhagenize it! 14
Fri 15: Where's Gavin? Likely Campaigning in an Armored SUV 4
Fri 15: Does Your Commute Suck? Tell Us About It. 1
Wed 13: Mayor Newsom Unveils SF's First Pavement to Parks Plaza 75
Mon 11: Celebrating San Francisco With a Sunday Streets Bicycle Ride 6
Fri 8: Come Celebrate Mothers Day This Sunday in the Bayview 3
Wed 6: Fear Growing Senator Boxer Won't Deliver Progressive Transportation Act 5
Tue 5: What's Really Dangerous for Kids? Hint: It Has Four Wheels and a Tailpipe 2
April 2009
Fri 24: Steven Chu Forced to Recant Belief in Higher Gas Prices 1
Wed 22: Eyes On The Street: Mayor Newsom Shames Earth Day 11
Wed 22: Gav For Guv Short On Transportation Essentials 8
Wed 15: Ad Nauseam: What Are You Implying, Chase? 15
Mon 13: California Cities Need A Predictable Fund For Transit Operations 7
Thu 9: BART Board Will Consider Increased Parking Fees to Address Budget Woes 2
Wed 8: What Effect Will World's Smallest Car Have on Global Warming? 0
Tue 7: GM and Segway Unveil La-Z-Boy on Wheels 10
Thu 2: News From New York: The ABC's of Trial Plazas and Complete Streets 8
March 2009
Fri 27: The Rise of an Evil Anti-Car Multinational Conglomerate 8
Thu 26: The World's Best Music Videos Featuring Bicycles 12
Wed 18: DOT and HUD: Transportation and Land-Use Planning Should Prioritize TOD 1
Tue 10: The Rise of the Longtail Bicycle 4
Fri 6: Campaign Enlists Comedians to Curb Reckless Teen Driving 0
February 2009
Tue 17: UK Campaign Drives Home the Cost of Reckless Driving 0
Thu 12: Good Roads? 1
January 2009
Wed 28: Paradise LOSt (Part III): California's Revolutionary Plan to Overhaul Transportation Analysis 3
Tue 27: Paradise LOSt (Part II): Turning Automobility on Its Head 3
September 2007
Wed 5: Dude, Where's My Bike Lane? 8
April 2007
Mon 30: Highway Collapse Causes Transit Expansion 4
February 2007
Mon 5: The Price of Parking: Let the Free Market Decide? 63