Posts tagged Video
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Video animates the “Idaho stop”
Oregon is considering a bill to allow the “Idaho stop”, where bicyclists can proceed through stop signs without stopping completely as long as they slow down and make sure the intersection is totally clear. DC should implement a similar bill. Keep reading…
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Morning links: A sometimes merry land
Support the Pike; From Secretary to Deputy Secretary; Wider, wider, wider; Planner argues stadium opponents missing the point; Crash means holes in the ground; Back in brick; Don’t drink and bike in Poland; Police fee? Streetlight fee? Why not a congestion fee?; The simple answer: Eliminate public transportation. Keep reading…
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What a difference 5 mph makes
Officer David Baker thinks it’s not a big deal that most of the cars on Connecticut Avenue go 30 to 37 mph in a 30 mph zone. Here’s the difference. Keep reading…
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Blumenauer strikes back
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) of Portland is the House’s leading bicycle advocate and one of the most progressive thinkers on designing our transportation systems for pedestrians, bicycles, buses and streetcars as well as private automobiles. Keep reading…
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Amtrak arrests man for taking photos for Amtrak’s photo contest
Stephen Colbert reports. Keep reading…
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A brief history of parking
Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking, linked to this video, “Parking Public,” on Facebook. It has lots of great 1940’s and 1950’s footage of the downtown urban environment, and explains the origin of modern parking regulations. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: (Rail)road to the future
No to new roads: Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to keep roads out of the upcoming federal stimulus. “The road-building lobby is attempting to hijack [the stimulus] bill and divert billions of dollars to the construction of new, unnecessary roads, highways and bridges that would deepen our nation’s dependence on oil and increase greenhouse gas emissions,”… Keep reading…
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Why can’t we do some of this?
Within a year of Janette Sadik-Khan taking the reins at New York City’s Department of Transportation, they got new plazas, “cycle track” buffered bike lanes, express bus lanes, Summer Streets, and more. Keep reading…
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It’s easy to miss things you’re not looking for
From the makers of the Awareness Test video: Keep reading…
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Streetfilms vists DC, rides SmartBike
NYC’s StreetFilms came to DC last week and tried out the SmartBike bike sharing program. This film does a great job of showing the usefulness and simplicity of the system. Keep reading…