The big transportation news for today was the announcement of who receives $8 billion in Federal stimulus funding for intercity high speed rail. Steve in Chicago has a good summary of which projects will receive grants to kickstart high speed rail development in the United States. California received the biggest chunk by far, with $2.35B read more
When I was a teenage computer nerd in the 80s, I really admired SUN and their workstations. I dreamed of working for Sun, and that dream came true in 2001 when I was hired to a small group that created custom Solaris kernel modifications in the days before Open Solaris. These days I do operating read more
One of the passengers on my bus occasionally gripes about the free provision made for bicycles on Santa Cruz County buses, especially the Highway 17 Express that we ride every day. Santa Cruz installs bike racks with a capacity for three bicycles on their buses. The district spends about $1000 to purchase and install each read more
From Go Blue Ridge in North Caorlina: Officials on the Town of Boone’s Greenway, Parks, and Gardens Committee will discuss the possibility of prohibiting bicycles and joggers on portions of the Greenway Trail at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. No word on if they plan to ban cars from the U.S. and State highways that read more
American pop star P!nk rides a bicycle — a pink (natch) Giant TCR Alliance W — in Los Angeles, California. Update: I’m NOT interested in a helmet flame war here, so I’m closing comments.
Residents ride sled bicycles on the frozen lake on January 5, 2010 in Beijing, China.
