Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Cartoon Tuesday

Cartoon Tuesday: A Little Inspiration from the Netherlands

By Damien Newton | Oct 20, 2009 | No Comments

Just in case I thoroughly depressed our cyclist readers with the overview of the timeline for the Draft Bike Plan, I wanted to provide some inspiration in the form of some funny and inspiring bike commercials from the Netherlands. H/t to Dave Feucht of the Streetsblog.net discussion group. Fortunately, since I can’t speak Dutch, the […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Walking Ewww

By Damien Newton | Sep 8, 2009 | 4 Comments

I know this commercial is for "last year’s" L.A. County Fair, but they’re using the same one this year and there’s no expiration date on Cartoon Tuesday pieces. In what I’m choosing to view as an indictment of car-culture, our three heroines have a little bit of trouble at the fair’s bumper cars. The whole […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Stray Dogs Taking Moscow Metro

By Damien Newton | Aug 25, 2009 | 8 Comments

If stray Russian dogs can learn to ride the train…Photo:EnglishRussia.com While reading the news magazine "The Week" this weekend, I noticed a small story about how stray dogs in Russia are starting to ride the Moscow Metro to get to their work. In the morning, the dogs ride into Moscow’s down town where they spend […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Take the Big Blue Bus to the Houston Airport

By Damien Newton | Aug 18, 2009 | 7 Comments

Photo: Russ Jones The Big Blue Bus is proudly sporting ads boasting of a new airport service. The new route provides quite an increase in service coverage for the agency because they aren’t talking about service to the local airport in Santa Monica or to LAX; but service to the airport in Houston. Remarkably this […]

Stephen Colbert’s Tips for Drivers and Cyclists

By Damien Newton | Aug 12, 2009 | 13 Comments

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Stephen’s Driving Tips via Twitter Service www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Meryl Streep You know an issue has hit the mainstream when it’s mocked on the Daily Show or the Colbert Report. Colbert, on his mock-conservative talk show, took aim at the dangers created […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Why Does Alabama Hate California Bikes?

By Damien Newton | Aug 4, 2009 | 3 Comments

The online news outlet Digital City reports that the state of Alabama has banned the sale of Cycles Gladiator wine, produced by California winery Hahn Family Wines because of what it terms an inappropriate label. Digital City reports: A poster advertising bicycles dating back to 1895 is causing quiet a stir in Alabama. Hahn Family […]

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