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Lessons from Bogotá, Part III (9:58)

By Damien Newton | | 3 Comments
LA Streetsblog is proud to present: Street Films.  This enterprising group of film makers provides original content to Streetsblog from sites around the world.  For more information on Street Films, visit the official website.  Today also marks the first vist of Street Films to Los Angeles.  Over the next couple of days, I’ll be joining […]

The Vicious Cycle of Anti-Cyclist Bias

By Damien Newton | | 4 Comments
From the National Bike Summit: At a panel on cyclist’s rights, Bob Mionske, a Portland, Oregon attorney and founder of Bicycle Law, offered a cogent explanation of the obstacles cyclists face when it comes to public perception, police enforcement, and holding motorists accountable for injuring and killing cyclists. "Anti-cyclist bias is endemic in the police, […]

Earl Blumenauer Kicks Off 2008 Bike Summit

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Congressman Blumenauer works the room Streetsblog’s Ben Fried files this report from Washington, DC.  The National Bike Summit is in full swing today. There are more than 500 participants from 47 states on hand this year, organizers say, making this bike summit the biggest yet. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a bike commuter himself, kicked things […]

2008: Year of the Bicycle?

By Damien Newton | | 3 Comments
Ahead of this week’s National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, syndicated columnist Neal Peirce wonders if 2008 will be "bicycling’s best year since the start of the auto age." He writes about developments promoting the bicycle as a legitimate form of transportation around the world, many of which have been featured right here on Streetsblog: […]
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