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Auto Insurer Creates Traffic Mayhem With Gasoline Give-Away
Sean Roche of Newton Streets and Sidewalks sends along a good one:
June 25, 2007
Toronto Cycling Activists Build Their Own Bike Network
Fed up with city government, which is two years behind schedule implementing a 1,000 kilometer bicycle network, Toronto's Other Urban Repair Squad have begun striping their own bike lanes -- in hot pink. The Toronto Star reports (via ibiketoronto):
June 22, 2007
Biking [on the Wrong Side of the Road] is “Normal” [in London]
Emily Thornberry, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury in London and chairwoman of the all-party parliamentary cycling group, debunks 10 persistent myths about bicycle commuting in this op-ed for London's Guardian:
June 18, 2007
Quebec Approves Carbon Tax on Fuels to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Quebec will become the first Canadian province to impose a carbon tax on energy producers. Bloomberg reports:
June 14, 2007
Man “Tasered” and Arrested for Leaving Airport by Bike
If you think handing out traffic tickets to Central Park cyclists or random seizures of locked bicycles qualifies as outrageous police behavior, check out what happened to Stephan Orsak when he tried to leave the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on his Brompton folding bicycle. He says that he was pulled over by a police officer, harassed and then shot with a Taser stun gun. He has started a blog dedicated to the case:
June 13, 2007
California Sues Municipalities for Bad Urban Planning
USA Today reports on a new development in the fight against climate change:
June 11, 2007
Chicago Alley Initiative Shows How to Make Streets Greener
Chicago's Department of Transportation started the Green Alleys Program to use the city's many alleyways to conserve natural resources and improve the environment. Although New York City doesn't have too many alleys, the beautifully-designed, 47-page Green Alleys Program booklet (PDF) offers several techniques that could still be useful in making New York City streets perform better environmentally.
June 7, 2007