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Car Buyers Pick Their Poison: Free Gun or Free Gas

By Ben Fried | Jun 5, 2008 | 2 Comments

With Detroit increasingly desperate to unload inventory, one Missouri car dealership seems to have struck gold with a special promotion: Buyers get a $250 coupon towards either a gun or gasoline. The offer comes from Max Motors, a small dealership south of Kansas City that has slapped the image of a grimacing cowboy wielding two […]

Regions Bank: Cycling Will Set You Free

By Brad Aaron | Jun 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Looks like we have a contender for Livable Streets Ad Campaign of the Year, courtesy of the Alabama-based Regions bank chain. In this spot, which debuted last year as part of Regions’ ongoing "Expect More" series, a thirty-something woman is walking down a city sidewalk when she approaches a bright green bike. An older […]

Help Us List the Best Livable Streets Blogs

By Damien Newton | May 30, 2008 | 6 Comments

Earlier this week, the Open Planning Project announced that they are putting together a list of all the best Livable Streets blogs from around the country and beyond. In their "help wanted" post they explained: As part of our forthcoming redesign (more on that soon) we are looking to build a comprehensive list of the […]

Cartoon Wednesday: Memorial Day Parade

By Brad Aaron | May 28, 2008 | No Comments

Defying Media Spin, Poll Shows Public Support for Delhi BRT

By Brad Aaron | May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about how the new bus rapid transit system in Delhi, India was taking a drubbing from local media. Despite the fact that buses were packed with commuters following the launch of the pilot program, newspaper and TV reporters were quick to proclaim it a failure. But a recent […]

National Poll: Americans Expect Gas Prices to Rise More

By Ben Fried | May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments

Fifteen Percent Live Near Convenient Transit Options By a margin greater than four to one, Americans think the price of gas is more likely to hit $5 per gallon than drop to $3 per gallon, according to poll results released last week by Survey USA. With a rash of stories about how drivers are changing […]

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