Year: 2009
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Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s Newest Bike Lanes
Cyclists in Oakland's Lakeshore district are celebrating a hard-fought new bike lane that runs along Harrison and Oakland Avenues south of I-580. Jen Jackson, Vice Chair and co-founder of Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO), helped spearhead the initiative, and was thrilled:
August 7, 2009
‘You Would Just Love to Lob Something at Their Heads’
The troubled relationship between cars and bikes is an old topic, but that hasn't stopped it from being a hot one on the Streetsblog Network and around the web in general this week. And it's not going to go away any time soon.
August 7, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Hit by a Car at Franklin and Geary in SF (BCN via SF Appeal) BART Union Begins Voting on Contract; Results Expected Tuesday (KCBS) Ken Garcia: “Muni Track Record Off Track” “Cash for clunkers” Gets $2 Billion More in Senate Extension (WaPo) Illinois Governor Signs Law Banning Texting While Driving … Continued
August 7, 2009
Bicyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run ‘Grateful’ Following Suspect’s Arrest
Andrew Bennett, the 42-year-old bicyclist who was run down with his 4-year-old son on a tandem extension bicycle by a driver who ran a red light last month on 18th Street at Valencia, expressed deep gratitude to the SFPD for making the case a priority, and said he sympathizes with the parents of the 16-year-old girl arrested in the hit-and-run case.
August 6, 2009
Senators Propose $4 Billion for Transit-Oriented Development Grants
Making good on a vow first reported
in Streetsblog Capitol Hill, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris
Dodd (D-CT) and three colleagues today offered a bill authorizing $4
billion in grants to help states and cities pursue transit-oriented
development, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and other green
transport projects.
August 6, 2009
Audit Finds U.S. DOT’s Transit Record-Keeping ‘Unreliable,’ ‘Inaccurate’
The disjointed state of "New Starts," the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) program to fund new rail and bus lines, is well-known
on the Hill -- in fact, House transportation committee chairman Jim
Oberstar (D-MN) recently quipped that it ought to be renamed "small
starts, low starts, and no starts."
August 6, 2009
Extra! Extra! Nevius and Matier Serving Up Steaming Piles of Journalism
A couple of real stinkers over in Mainstream Medialand today.
August 6, 2009
Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist and Young Son on Valencia Street
San Francisco police have confirmed to Streetsblog that a 16-year-old Santa Rosa girl has been arrested in the hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist and his young son injured on Valencia Street early last month. SFPD Lt. Douglas Groshong said he could not release any more details but believes there is strong evidence to prosecute the case. The girl was booked into juvenile hall this morning on a felony hit-and-run charge.
August 6, 2009
FunkyTown – Black Rock Roller Disco / Sunday Streets Fundraiser Party
"Come join D. Miles, San Francisco's "GodFather of Skating" and the Black Rock Rollers at the CellSpace in San Francisco as we raise funds for the Black Rock Roller Disco. Once again we will bring the Golden Gate Park skate scene to the playa at Burning Man 2009. Come on out and get your skate groove on with the Black Rock Roller Disco and have a funky good time with us!!!
August 6, 2009