StreetsBlog Authors: Damien Newton

Recent posts by Damien Newton:

• May 5, 2008

  Baltimore Getting Serious About Bikes

  Thanks to the announcement that Baltimore will have a Ciclovia, some in the livable streets movement already know that Baltimore is changing, that there is more to Charm City than is seen in crime dramas such as "The Wire" and "Homicide."  A recent visit showed me that the Ciclovia is only one of several bike [...]
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• May 2, 2008

  Federal Complete Streets Legislation Gains Momentum

  Complete streets advocates received a double dose of good news this week from Washington, D.C. For the first time ever, complete streets legislation is now introduced in both chambers of Congress, after the Safe and Complete Streets Act was introduced in the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, the Senate version of the bill received its first Republican cosponsor. Sacramento Democrat [...]
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• May 1, 2008

  Streetfilm: Lessons from L.A.

  Never let it be said that transportation reform advocates don't have a sense of humor. How else can you explain the decision to take one of Los Angeles' best known pedestrian advocates and interview her while driving around the Hollywoods at rush hour on a Friday night? Streetfilms' Nicholas Whitaker took a backseat, rush hour ride [...]
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• April 23, 2008

  Cyclists Zip Down Clogged LA Freeways

  Via WestSideBikeSide, last week 10 Los Angeles cyclists (illegally) took to the 405 and the 10 on the premise that riding on those infamously congested freeways at rush hour is no less safe than taking the Pacific Coast Highway. Other LA blogs have picked up the video. Metblog called it "equal parts stupid and awesome," [...]
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• February 27, 2008

  Obama’s National Transportation Plan Includes Bicycling & Walking

  Democratic front runner Barack Obama just released a campaign "Fact Sheet" entitled, "Strengthening America's Transportation Infrastructure" (download it). While Hillary Clinton has put forward some outstanding and heavily transit-oriented plans of her own, Obama appears to be the first major party presidential candidate to outline a national transportation platform that explicitly seeks to "create [...]
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• January 30, 2008

  Would Dems’ Pledge for “Change” Bring Transportation Reform?

  Hillary Clinton ad now airing in Southern California This is part two of a two-part series on where candidates for president stand on transportation issues, authored by Streetsblog Los Angeles correspondent Damien Newton. Damien currently runs the blog Street Heat, which is soon to become Streetsblog L.A., our first foray into foreign territory. Damien was New Jersey coordinator for the [...]
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• January 29, 2008

  No Clear Transpo Agenda From GOP Presidential Candidates

  Mitt Romney at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit This is part one of a two-part series on where candidates for president stand on transportation issues, authored by Streetsblog Los Angeles correspondent Damien Newton. Damien currently runs the blog Street Heat, which is soon to become Streetsblog L.A., our first foray into [...]
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