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VTA budget notes

April 30, 2013 – 4:25 pm

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are working on their biennial budget for fiscal 2014 and 2015. VTA’s fiscal year begins on July 1. Here are my quick observations from selections of the draft budget.

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The Cockroaches of Transportation in Disasters: The Book

December 17, 2012 – 8:30 am

According to Bike Portland, 2012 has been the year of using bicycles in disaster response. Elly Blue’s next edition of Taking the Lane features True Life Stories where a bicycle was instrumental in saving people during disasters large and small. One of the stories comes from my dad, who was among the first outside responders read more »

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Ron Wengler’s $150 bicycle fee

April 12, 2011 – 10:51 am

This is making the rounds on various California mailing lists this morning: Ron Wengler of the Northridge West Neighborhood Council wants the city of Los Angeles to “reinstitute bicycle licensing fees” of “at least $150 per year to reflect their shared responsibility for the cost of maintaining the roads and their safe use.” Update: The read more »

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Bikes vs cars vs pedestrians?

August 3, 2010 – 12:30 pm

This week’s “expert blog” Transportation discussion at the National Journal asks the question, “Will Bicyclists And Pedestrians Squeeze Out Cars?”

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Chinese cargo bike

July 2, 2010 – 12:05 pm

Cargo bike in China.

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Peninsula transportation consternation

April 2, 2010 – 3:37 pm

Happy Friday, everybody. A flock of seagulls supposedly knocked out power in San Mateo County this morning. Highway 101 on the Peninsula was closed near Highway 92 during the lunch hour so PG&E could repair the damaged power lines, sending lunchtime freeway traffic onto local streets. And so I ran. I ran so far away.

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