Day: February 23, 2010

"Bound Together Anarchist Collective Bookstore presents the first of two days of booksellers, posters, speakers, art exhibits, and idea-sharing. Free valet bicycle parking provided."

"Join Different Spokes San Francisco monthly club ride. There are three options (27m/47m/57m) so you can go at your own pace and distance. The rides split and regroup in Tiburon. Meet up at 8:30am, ride out at 9am."

"Beginner, “leisure” outdoor group exercise ride will include one beginner, mellow bike ride within the Presidio and nearby parks. The ride is sure to be a great work out and a great way to enjoy the company of other motivated cyclists."

"The SF Bicycle Coalition will be doing outreach to PG&E employees about bike advocacy and the benefits of being a SF Bicycle Coalition member. Are you trained in SF Bicycle Coalition Outreach and want to volunteer? Email tessa@sfbike.org to help out!"

"Join NOPA VELO spins out for its second monthly ride to Lake Merced and back. Visit the NOPA street named for the victim of the dastardly death-by-duel between a U.S. Senator and a Supreme Court Justice, then count the paces at the Lake Merced shootout. Ride is an easy, flat 2.5 hour trek & all level riders welcome. Kids on own bike OK if with guardian. Drinks and lunch follow."

"Even with a bicycle traffic signal, drivers are still illegally turning left onto Masonic, endangering cyclists and pedestrians using the Panhandle path. The SF Bicycle Coalition is ramping up a campaign to push the San Francisco Police Department to step up their officer education over cyclist rights and increase enforcement city-wide to make sure cyclists and pedestrians are safe."

The high-water mark for American parking policy came in the early 1970s, when cities including New York, Boston, and Portland set limits on off-street parking in their downtowns. They were compelled to do so by lawsuits brought under the Clean Air Act, which used the lever of parking policy to curb traffic and reduce pollution from auto emissions. This level of innovation went unmatched over the ensuing three-and-a-half decades. Only now are American cities implementing effective new parking strategies that cut down on traffic.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Lisa Jackson extended an olive branch this week to lawmakers who are pushing to block her from regulating carbon emissions in the absence of a congressional climate bill, but Jackson's promise to delay action until next year appears to have made no headway with Republicans and coal-state Democrats. 

At a House transportation committee hearing today that marked the one-year anniversary of the Obama administration's economic recovery efforts, lawmakers offered praise for the stimulus law's impact on local infrastructure investments even as they hit upon three key areas of concern with its implementation.