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Clinton Backs Transit Bill

Streetsblog reports that Hillary Clinton has followed the lead of Congress and introduced a version of their recent transit bill.
5 August 2008 - 1:00pm
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Highway Funding: The Last Bastion of Socialism in America

Since 1956, federal, state and local governments have invested nine times more capital funding in highway subsidies than in transit.
24 July 2008 - 12:00pm
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A Car-Free Avenue Grows in Brooklyn

New York City's car-free "Summer Streets" events are proving to be popular. A three-and-a-half minute video offers a look at Saturday's Williamsburg Walks event on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn.
22 July 2008 - 12:00pm
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Big Business and Small Cities Team Up for Bike Sharing

Residents of small and mid-sized cities in the US and Canada are getting an introduction to bike-sharing thanks to large local companies.
11 July 2008 - 1:00pm
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New Yorkers Can Now Find the Best Bike Routes Online

A new web site that generates directions for cyclists could supplant the New York City Bike Map.
11 June 2008 - 9:00am
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A Laser Light Show in the Crosswalk

Will laser-projected pedestrians make crossing the street safer in South Korea?
30 May 2008 - 5:00am
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When Preservation Trumps Smart Growth

A New Jersey town along the one of the state's light rail line has rejected a plan for adding new mixed-use residential to its downtown, for fear of new development threatening its main street's historic character.
13 May 2008 - 1:00pm
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Melbourne, Australia: A Pedestrian Paradise

After a decade spent redesigning the public realm, Melbourne, Australia is a haven of people-oriented development and mobility.
11 May 2008 - 5:00am
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New London Mayor Outlines Traffic and Transit Ideas

In this interview from last year, the now newly-elected mayor of London, Boris Johnson, talks about the importance of biking in the city, improving public transportation, and abolishing the city's congestion pricing system.
6 May 2008 - 7:00am
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New Jersey High School Students Protest Anti-Bike Policy

Students at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in New Jersey are protesting after the principal refused to accept a new bike rack as a gift from the school's environmental club.
5 May 2008 - 8:00am
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U.S. DOT Joins the Blogosphere

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters (or, more likely, her communications team) has taken up blogging, but the new PR outlet comes with a title that's not so friendly to all modes of transportation.
4 May 2008 - 5:00am
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Critical Mass on Eight Wheels

Streetfilms looks at the livable streets movement in Paris and a twice-weekly "critical mass" over roller skaters that often brings crowds of thousands.
26 April 2008 - 5:00am
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How Paris Is Beating Traffic

After the fall of congestion pricing, should New York look to Paris for ideas on how to reclaim its streets?
24 April 2008 - 12:00pm
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Plans Unveiled for New York City's First 'Transitway'

The New York City Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transit Authority unveiled the city's current Bus Rapid Transit program earlier this week, including a project that would "redefine the public realm" on Manhattan's 34th Street.
20 April 2008 - 7:00am
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State Farm on the Humiliation of Biking to Work

A new 30-second television commercial from State Farm insurance suggests that commuting to work by bike is humiliating. But is the ad sending a more subversive message?
6 April 2008 - 9:00am
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New York City to Debut Bus Rapid Transit

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced the launch of New York City's first Bus Rapid Transit project, called "Select Bus Service," which will connect Northern Manhattan with the Bronx. Program expansion hinges on the adoption of congestion pricing.
27 March 2008 - 6:00am
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Slicing and Dicing Superblocks

If 'superblocks' are so bad, why are we still building more of them?
24 March 2008 - 6:00am
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Why Culture Matters: Do as Others Do, Whether In Eating or Cycling

Why Americans don't cycle in the cold and rain, and why they do in Amsterdam.
22 March 2008 - 5:00am
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Friday Funny: The End of America's Love Affair with the Car

Assuming everything is fine in its long-time relationship with America, the car comes home to an unhappy surprise in this cartoon from Streetsblog.
21 March 2008 - 2:00pm
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The Limits of Bicycling in the Power Broker's New York

A 70-year-old document sheds light on the attitude of master builder Robert Moses towards bicycling.
20 March 2008 - 11:00am
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