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May 2008

5/08: How Happy Are Parisians With Vélib? 5
5/06: Streetfilm: A Pedestrian Paradise in Melbourne 14
5/06: San Francisco Launches Ambitious Parking Reform Program 8
5/05: Baltimore Getting Serious About Bikes 2
5/05: New London Mayor Talks Up Buses and Bikes (Updated) 2
5/02: Third Term for Livingstone Looks Unlikely (Updated) 21
5/02: Jersey High School Students Protest Anti-Bike Policy 59

April 2008

4/24: Streetfilm: Paris Skates! 3
4/23: Cyclists Zip Down Clogged LA Freeways 14
4/21: Automated Underground Bike Parking in Tokyo 18
4/17: Can There Ever Be Too Many Bikes? 23
4/15: Après Congestion Pricing, It's Time to Look at the Paris Model 19
4/11: Streetfilms: A Look at Bus Rapid Transit in L.A. 3
4/10: If You Build It With Less Parking, They Will Still Come 16
4/10: Today the Périphérique. Tomorrow the FDR. 3
4/09: Finally, Parking Meters Where Bikes Belong 6

March 2008

3/26: Streetfilms: "Lounging on High" in Wodonga, Australia 2
3/25: Eyes on the Street: Portland Bike Boxes 8
3/17: StreetFilm: Traffic Calming Done Right in Melbourne 10
3/14: DC to Devote Parking Fees to Livable Streets 3
3/13: In Istanbul, a Burgeoning Livable Streets Movement 2
3/06: Bike Network 2.0 16
3/05: Earl Blumenauer Kicks Off 2008 Bike Summit 5
3/05: Iowa's Senator Harkin Introduces "Complete Streets Act" 10
3/03: Young Japanese Just Say No to Cars 3

February 2008

2/26: StreetFilm: The Street Life of Havana 40
2/14: Drivers Ed. Campaign to Accompany Portland Bike Boxes 3
2/12: London Imposes $50 Guzzler Fee on SUVs and Lux Roadsters 12
2/11: London Announces Billion Dollar Bike Plan 18
2/07: Refused by His City, Man Jailed for Painting a Crosswalk 30
2/04: Eyes on the Street: Parking Density in Toronto 11

January 2008

1/28: StreetFilm: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Bogotá 64
1/24: "Carfree Cities" Conference Comes to Portland 1
1/23: On the Front Lines With "Parking Wars" 10
1/22: Masdar: Arabic for Chutzpah? 53
1/18: Are Bikes the Secret to Danish Bliss? 4
1/15: If Mayors Ran America ... 7
1/15: The Battle for Britain's Roads 9
1/15: Bikes Outsell Cars Down Under 10
1/14: Nano Technology 10
1/07: When It Comes to Auto Supremacy, No Island Is an Island 12
1/03: Kitty Justice: The Thai Solution for Police Parking Placard Abuse 3

December 2007

12/10: This Holiday Season London's Streets Are "Absolutely Jammed" 25
12/04: Toronto Cops Pull Over a Pedal-Powered '86 Buick 10
12/03: Ciclovía: A Moving Experience in Bogotá, Colombia 35

November 2007

11/30: Paris Wins the ITDP Sustainable Transport Award 1
11/28: The Speed Bump Catapault 9
11/19: Alan Durning's "Year of Living Carlessly" and "Bicycle Neglect" 2
11/12: When in Rome, Share Bikes 14
11/12: In Amsterdam Cyclists Always Get the Green Light 2
11/09: Pedestrians Fight Back in Athens, Greece 4

October 2007

10/31: The Horror 5
10/30: Philly CarShare Helps City Government Reduce Its Fleet 5
10/29: The Bogotá Transformation: Vision and Political Will 33
10/25: Businessman Hopes to Bring Bikes Back to Beijing 4
10/25: Pricing Hearings Begin With Away Double-Header 6
10/22: Bogotá's Peñalosa Talks Up Livable Streets, Sans Spandex 3
10/17: Illinois Adopts "Complete Streets" Into Law 8
10/15: Indianapolis Paves the Way for Bikes and Pedestrians 26
10/11: In Platinum City Even the Munchkins Ride Bikes 5
10/08: The World's Greenest, Most Livable Cities 9

September 2007

9/28: Portland Sees Explosive Growth in Bicycling 21
9/27: More Park(ing) Day: San Fran Rolls Out the Parkcycle 15
9/24: If Cyclists Think They've Got it Bad in NYC, Check Out L.A. 8
9/17: DC Could Mandate Bike Parking, Sort Of 9
9/17: Judge in Vermont Upholds California Emissions Standards 7
9/14: German Town Chooses Human Interaction Over Traffic Signals 8
9/14: Parking Enforcement is the Killer App 5
9/13: A Gehl Dispatch From Down Under 2
9/12: DOT Launches Gehl Street Survey Project 12
9/11: Parking Revenue Declining, London Borough Lures Back Drivers 7
9/10: More Bike-Sharing Photos From Paris 2
9/06: Biking the Mean Streets of L.A. 10
9/05: Dude, Where's My Bike Lane? 8
9/05: Japanese Automakers Settle Pollution Suit 0
9/04: Infinite Jest 4

August 2007

8/31: Happy Labor Day Weekend 6
8/30: Brit's Liberal Dems Want to Ban Cars Fueled By Gasoline 2
8/30: Video: The Velib Project 14
8/29: Trek: A Bike Maker Flexes Some Advocacy Muscle 5
8/29: Casino-Jamming in the Catskills 5
8/27: Congestion Pricing News of the World 4
8/24: Ich bin ein Bicyclist 17
8/24: Transit-Oriented America, Part 5: Wrap-Up 1
8/23: Remainder of Federal Pot Goes to Toll Plans 6
8/23: Transit-Oriented America, Part 4: The Trains 14
8/22: Streetsblog Commenter Published in Boston Globe 3
8/22: Transit-Oriented America, Part 3: Three More Cities 30
8/21: Transit-Oriented America, Part 2: Three Cities 13
8/20: Incredible SFPD Training Video: "Bikes Belong in Traffic" 10
8/20: Transit-Oriented America, Part 1: Eight Thousand Miles 44
8/17: For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure: Portland! 11
8/15: In London They Summons Their Own 5
8/13: More on Rep. Patrick McHenry 3
8/09: Congressman Ridicules Bikes as "19th Century Solution" 75
8/03: Grist: NYC is Not One of the World's Greenest Cities 55
8/02: Melbourne, Australia After a Decade of Focus on Public Spaces 12
8/02: Famed Danish Urbanist Jan Gehl in Town to Consult on PlaNYC 8
8/01: Congestion Pricing Returns to Stockholm 5

July 2007

7/27: Bike Parking on Steroids 23
7/27: Effective Traffic Calming Device: The Frisbee 8
7/26: French Revolution 18
7/25: Accidents Halved As Street is Stripped of 'Safety' Features 13
7/25: Welcome to Davis, California: A Bicycle Friendly Town 3
7/24: Microbuses and Bike Sharing: The New Parisian Street Scene 11
7/20: The World's First Sustainable Parking Structure 8
7/19: Aparkalypse Now in San Francisco 3
7/18: Bike-Sharing in Berlin 8
7/18: The London Model is Dead. Time to Look at Paris. 13
7/16: Park(ing) Day is Coming 27
7/16: In Chicago, Parks Funded By Parking Garages 3
7/16: A French Revolution: This One On Two Wheels, No Guillotine 1
7/11: London Releases Its Fifth Annual Congestion Pricing Study 2
7/11: "Green" Transport Consultant Bans Employees from Biking 6
7/06: Push to Declutter England's Streets 3
7/06: 17 Reasons to Make Transit Free 6
7/05: A Rising Bicycle Tide in Mexico City 4
7/03: Good Stuff in This Week's Mobilizing the Region 7
7/02: Rage on the Bikeway 28
7/02: Berlin's Bicycle Boom 2

June 2007

6/29: Quebec Makes Bold Cycling Statement 3
6/28: Just What India Needs: The $3,000 Car 2
6/26: Rediscovering the Romance of the Bicycle in Paris 2
6/26: Permanent Pricing Gets Green Light in Sweden 3
6/25: Auto Insurer Creates Traffic Mayhem With Gasoline Give-Away 3
6/22: Toronto Cycling Activists Build Their Own Bike Network 2
6/21: StreetFilms: A London Driver Discusses Congestion Pricing 2
6/19: File Under: Only in America 1
6/18: Biking [on the Wrong Side of the Road] is "Normal" [in London] 0
6/14: Quebec Approves Carbon Tax on Fuels to Cut Greenhouse Gases 5
6/13: Man "Tasered" and Arrested for Leaving Airport by Bike 4
6/11: California Sues Municipalities for Bad Urban Planning 2
6/07: Chicago Alley Initiative Shows How to Make Streets Greener 0
6/06: No Clothes, No Cars, Just Bikes 2
6/06: Ciclovia: Is NYC Ready? 15
6/01: More Bike Lanes for Los Angeles? One Cyclist Says, "No Thanks." 16

May 2007

5/31: Transport for London: You're Better Off by Bike 3
5/30: StreetFilms: Turning Streets Into Community Spaces 11
5/30: LA.Streetsblog: The Joy of Poor Circulation 6
5/25: A Portland Neighborhood Reclaims its Streets 2
5/24: London's Trafalgar Square Goes Green... Literally. 5
5/22: On San Fran's Market Street Bikes Outnumber Cars for a Day 10
5/18: John Liu Says He Supports Congestion Pricing 38
5/17: The Car Habit Is Tough to Break 20
5/14: StreetFilms: Secure Bike Parking for Pennies per Hour 23
5/11: Smoggy China to Observe World Car Free Day 1
5/11: Swerve and Protect: Boston's Bicycle Bible 12
5/10: High-Emission Vehicles to Pay £200 ($400!) to Enter London 4
5/08: StreetFilms: Berkeley's Bikestation 16
5/07: Another Look at the WSJ Article on European Cycling 1
5/04: Building a Better Bike Lane 30
5/03: The Benefits of a "Road Diet." 1
5/03: Londoners Take to the Streets -- on Cycles 4

April 2007

4/27: Eyes on the Street: Parking it for Lunch in London 1
4/27: Can Technology Make Public Transit More Alluring? 5
4/26: Ken Livingstone on Congestion Pricing in New York 7
4/26: Black Clouds Over China 0
4/24: Zero Carbon is the Goal for Woodstock 2
4/21: StreetFilm: Talking Transportation with Bob Kiley 0
4/20: Decongestion in Cities Around the World 1
4/19: Toronto Politician on Bike Lanes and the Future of Cycling 1
4/18: Bicycle Advocacy TV Ads from the Netherlands 11
4/13: Find Yourself a City to Live In 8
4/11: Seattle Master Plan Aims to Keep Cyclists Safe 1
4/09: Pedestrian Safety: London Shows How NYC Can Do Better 8
4/05: Support Builds for Carbon Taxes Over "Cap and Trade" 3
4/03: Mexico City 2030? 2

March 2007

3/28: An English Plan in New York 3
3/27: Mayor Says Toronto Will be North America's Greenest City 2
3/27: Sydney Organizes World's First Climate Change Blackout 1
3/26: Paris Embraces Plan to Become City of Bikes 4
3/23: Google Staff Get On Their Bikes 7
3/21: Congestion Pricing: Does New York Have the Will? 18
3/21: Shanghai Is Back on the Bicycle Bandwagon 3
3/14: Defending "The Bailey's" Right to Kung Pao Chicken and an SUV 9
3/08: "People Act as Though the Hybrid Could Solve All Our Problems" 4
3/06: Swedish Support for Congestion Charge at All Time High 0

February 2007

2/28: Green Collar Jobs for Urban America 0
2/26: European Automakers Are Feeling the Heat 1
2/23: Street Films: Intersection Intervention 1
2/23: The Times Applauds Cycling... The Times of London, That Is. 7
2/22: The "Speed Lump." Not a Typo. It's Inexpensive Traffic Calming. 6
2/22: Mayor Livingstone Extends Congestion Charge Westward 6
2/21: Job Opening: Mayor Daley's Bicycling Ambassadors 0
2/20: Taxing Vehicles Based on Their Environmental Impact 1
2/20: Road Warrior: Los Angeles Edition 10
2/16: Traffic, Pedestrian Fatalities Rise in New Jersey 0
2/12: Pedaling Protest Takes on Car Show 6
2/12: Unintended Consequences of Paris's Traffic-Reduction Policies 4
2/08: Cars Conquering the Bicycle Kingdom 3
2/06: Paris Set for Invasion of Self-Service Bicycles 14

January 2007

1/29: New York City 2030. London Today. 2
1/24: StreetFilms: Berkeley's Bike Boulevards 7
1/24: Don't Ask Me About My Hummer 1
1/23: The Known Unknowns of New York City's Streets 4
1/23: UK Carbon-Reduction Activists in a Quiet "Riot for Austerity" 9
1/18: New Congestion Pricing Poll in Line With London & Stockholm 19
1/17: Homemade Traffic Calming in Mexico's Yucatan 13
1/17: Traffic Signals Timed for Bicycling 13
1/15: Reverse Graffiti 6
1/11: Bicoastal Garbage Disposal Practices 11
1/10: Playable Streets 3
1/09: Wheels: The New York Times' New Auto Blog 11
1/08: A Tale of Two Cities' Parking Policies 6
1/05: Where the Sidewalk Ends: Dubai 11

December 2006

12/22: New German Community Models Car-Free Living 2
12/20: Streetfilms: On-Street Bicycle Parking, Portland 9
12/19: Chicago Cracks Down on Drivers Who Threaten Pedestrians 10
12/18: Holiday Bonus for U.K. Ikea Employees: 9,000 Free Bikes 14
12/11: Beijing Bike Bully Forced to Apologize on TV 3
12/08: Seoul's New Heart 10
12/08: Chicago: A City Whose Mayor Cares About Bicycling 12
12/06: Bollard Porn 29
12/05: File Under: No Wonder New York City is Falling Behind London 7
12/01: Sidewalk Parking Opponents Gain Ground in . . . Where? 10

November 2006

11/29: Hydrogen: Not as Green as it Seems 5
11/28: Dutch Wheelchair 4
11/22: Happy Holiday 1
11/21: Speed Hump 1
11/20: Electrification of the Region's Rail 15
11/17: Transit-Oriented Development in Jersey City 7
11/16: A Streetsblog Reader Wins Traffic Calming Improvements 6
11/15: Mayor Livingstone: $50 to Drive an SUV into Central London 18
11/13: London's Cycling Design Standards: A Model for NYC? 11
11/10: T is for Transit-Oriented Development 61
11/07: Cutting the Carbon and Enjoying the Scenery 5
11/06: Cyclists and Pedestrians: Fighting Over the Scraps 23
11/03: Street Films Portland Week: Safe Routes to School 6
11/02: Street Films Portland Week: Older Adults Bicycle Program 1
11/02: London Calling. Are New York's Leaders Really Listening? 5
11/01: Street Films Portland Week: The High-Tech Bike Signal 8
11/01: San Fran Mayor Sets Ambitious Transportation Targets 5
11/01: Eyes on the Street: Portland 1

October 2006

10/31: Street Films: Portland's Festival Streets 1
10/31: Street Films Portland Week: Bicycle Boulevards 11
10/27: Foreign Correspondent: Bogota's Lack of "Vibrancy" 4
10/20: Rumor Confirmed 1
10/09: Stockholm: Congestion Charging is Likely to Continue 15
10/06: Eyes on the Street: Amsterdam 6
10/06: International Walk and Bike to School Day: Portland 1
10/05: Eyes on the Street: German Bike Parking 14
10/04: Notes on Bicycling in Copenhagen 18
10/03: Copenhagen: Texture 0
10/03: Danish Bike Cargo 12

September 2006

9/29: Blogging From Copenhagen 3
9/28: Learning From a Streets Renaissance in Hong Kong 9
9/28: Eyes on the Street: Bicoastal Streetcars 24
9/27: Another Model: Berkeley's Bicycle Boulevard Network 12
9/25: More Park(ing) Photos From San Fran 1
9/25: Street Films: Park(ing) Day San Francisco 0
9/20: State of California Sues Carmakers on Climate Change 4
9/19: Stockholm Voters Approve Congestion Charging 3
9/18: Beaten 9/11 Firefighter is Road Rage Victim 2
9/18: Stockholm Voters OK Congestion Charging 3
9/14: U.K. Study Finds Wearing a Bike Helmet May be More Dangerous 8
9/11: Binghamton Revitalizing Around Livable Downtown 0
9/08: Sound Familiar? 3

August 2006

8/23: Pedestrian Safety Competition at the Jersey Shore 1
8/22: California SUV Ban Hidden in Plain Sight 11
8/15: Travel Tips for the Plutocracy 0
8/11: Guess-the-Suburb Winner Is: Matt 5
8/11: Traffic Continues to Disappear in Paris 2
8/10: European Vacation 3
8/10: Mist-Cooled Bike Paths Being Built in Qatar 4
8/10: Congestion Pricing on Hold, Traffic Returns to Stockholm 1

June 2006

6/13: Pedestrian-Only Fifth Avenue: Tonight, a Three Hour Test 0