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Ad Nauseam: Kentucky Fried Potholes

By Matthew Roth | Apr 1, 2009 | 7 Comments

Not so Good Frickin’ Chickin’ In casting around for a good April Fool’s Day joke, I found yesterday’s New York Times Lede blog report on the chicken frying corporation KFC doing some pothole repair in Louisville, complete with this photo of Colonel Sanders in a hardhat and construction bib. I thought for sure the Times […]

Streetfilms: Curitiba, the Cradle of Bus Rapid Transit

By Elizabeth Press | Apr 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

Curitiba, Brazil first adopted its Master Plan in 1968. Since then, it has become a city well known for inventive urban planning and affordable (to the user and the city) public transportation. Curitiba’s Bus Rapid Transit system is the source of inspiration for many other cities including the TransMilenio in Bogotá, Colombia, Metrovia in Guayaquil, […]

Back to the Grid, Part 2: John Norquist on Reclaiming American Cities

By Ben Fried | Mar 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

Brady Street, which boasts some of the best street life in Milwaukee, has flourished thanks to the defeat of a nearby freeway spur and the redevelopment that followed. As mayor of Milwaukee from 1988 to 2004, CNU President John Norquist made urbanism and livability top priorities. Some of his most notable achievements centered on the […]

Transforming NYC Streets: A Conversation with Janette Sadik-Khan

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 27, 2009 | No Comments

With San Francisco about to embark on its first pilot street closure, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit this conversation with the Open Planning Project’s Executive Director, Mark Gorton, and New York City’s Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, Janette Sadik-Khan, who has taken on the challenge of transforming NYC streets in a series of groundbreaking pilot projects. As […]

The World’s Best Music Videos Featuring Bicycles

By Matthew Roth | Mar 26, 2009 | 12 Comments

Dave Burdick yesterday offered up his choices for the Top 5 videos featuring a bicycle on the Huffington Post. While it’s nice to see the mainstream blogosphere types showing some love for two-wheelers, c’mon man! Robin Thicke bouncing around NYC on a crappy bike to "Disco Beethoven" is the world’s number one bike video?! I […]

Should California Enact an “Idaho Stop” Law for Cyclists?

By Matthew Roth | Mar 24, 2009 | 21 Comments

Oregon lawmakers have been engaged in a heated debate about enacting an "Idaho Stop" law, which would codify what most cyclists already do: treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs. The issue has come up before in Sacramento, but has never been so close to adoption. SFBC Program Director Andy […]

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