Year: 2009
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Ad Nauseam: Jay Leno Plays Vehicular Manslaughter for Laughs
According to Movieline (via New York Mag), Jay Leno's new prime time show, set to debut on NBC in September, hasn't exactly been generating a lot of buzz. But since nothing says funny like a grisly hit-and-run, this promo, co-starring Fred Armisen of "Saturday Night Live," should turn things around.
August 21, 2009
Police Seek Information in Case of Cloverdale Teen Hit-And-Run
A tragic hit-and-run killing earlier this year in Cloverdale still has police baffled. Recent entreaties to the public and the media have escalated and a $15,000 reward has been posted in an effort to bring the driver to justice
August 21, 2009
Wanted: Streets Designed for All
Picking up on a thread from earlier this week on how street design can be used to prevent high-speed crashes in dense urban environments, today on the Network we hear from Streetsblog regular Andy B from Jersey, via WalkBikeJersey Blog. On a recent drive along the Jersey shore, Andy found Route 35 packed with people, … Continued
August 21, 2009
Muni Announces Plan to Install TransLink Machines At All Subway Stations
Muni announced an ambitious plan today to replace all of its fare gates with TransLink-only machines by fall 2010. In coordination with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), which manages the TransLink program regionally, Muni will install a total of 98 new fare gate aisles at its nine Muni Metro stations, as well as up to 40 new TransLink-only ticket vending machines. Extra-wide, ADA-compliant fare gate lanes will also be installed. Muni showed off demonstration models of the new machines at a press conference at Van Ness Station today.
August 20, 2009
Collision with Muni Metro Vehicle Seriously Injures Bicyclist
A collision this morning between an M-Ocean View Muni Metro light rail vehicle and a male bicyclist has left the cyclist in the hospital with serious injuries.
August 20, 2009
Cyclists and Runners Trace Images on Maps by “GPS Drawing”
When we profiled bicycle related mobile phone applications last month, we clearly thinking creatively enough. The New York Times had a very interesting article yesterday on "GPS Drawing," which entails using your GPS-enabled phone to trace your running or cycling route on a map in shapes and patterns, such as faces, animals, or computer game figures.
August 20, 2009
Stimulus Spotlight: Oregon’s Solar Highway
Washington's normally frenetic pace slows down in August, when humid
weather and the absence of Congress combine to give the capital some
recharging time.
August 20, 2009
As “Cash for Clunkers” Sputters, a Privately Funded Spinoff Picks Up
The U.S. DOT began signaling yesterday that it would bring the "cash for clunkers" program to an end amid growing unease from auto dealers about the government's slow pace of reimbursement and General Motors' decision to begin fronting "clunkers" repayments to its own salesmen.
August 20, 2009
Back-to-School Season Brings Bike-to-School Bans
As schools across the country open their doors for another year,
Robert Ping of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership says
students are increasingly facing "bans" against walking and biking to
campus. Network member BikePortland.org reports:
August 20, 2009