Broken Sidewalk

Tolling authority bill introduced into Kentucky House (Business First) Americans finally have enough cars (Boston Herald via StreetsBlog) High Speed Rail 'on the fast track' with stimulus bill (NPR) Fleur-de-Lis on Main welcomes its first residents (C-J) Cordish pulls out of Starks Building...

Can Louisville be serious about light rail? (FatLip) How will stimulus bill transit funds be distributed? (The Transport Politic) Trading parking for bike lanes and sidewalks can improve business (Spacing) Saturday's bar-hop-bike-ride still on no matter the weather (RCCS) Saab, GM's Swedish car,...

Choosing the right High Speed corridors (The Transport Politic) Bridges project seems less relevant in light of America's rail future (FatLip) Still hoping for an improved American Transportation Policy (StreetsBlog) State looks to freeze gas tax at 21.1 cents per gallon (H-L) Show...

Stimulus bill good for cyclists and pedestrians (StreetsBlog) Trans.-Secretary LaHood on stimulus bill spending (T4America) Auto-makers ask for another $14 Billion bailout supplement (NY Times) Help master plan Hogan's Fountain and Tyler Park Feb. 23 (Consuming Lou) Green Convene hopes to change public...

A call for stimulus funding 'bike boulevards' (Citiwire via StreetsBlog) High Speed Rail to play major role in an Obama stimulus (Politico) Does highway stimulus funding provide a 'greener' future? (NPR) African American Heritage Center could open in May (C-J) Hotels at sea,...

Transportation Issues More from the Louisville Bike Summit II (FatLip) Here's Part I from the previous series (FatLip) And more about the proposed downtown bike commuter facility (Barry's Bike) Riding to Frankfort to support 'One Road' HB88 (Barry's Bike Blog) Funding High Speed Rail...

Biking in Louisville Bike Summit II draws 270 cycling enthusiasts to day-long event (FatLip) Proves better than expected, but too much emphasis on recreation (crankedmag) Downtown bike commuting facility in the works (C-J) Will have showers, lockers, and maybe a coffee shop (Wave...

Transportation Issues Bike Summit II held in a building with insufficient bike racks, and other highlights (Fuck Gas) Editor of AutoWeek calls on car-companies to build light rail systems (Overhead Wire) Stimulus bill compromise could include $8 Billion for high speed rail...

Birds have learned to use the urban environment to their benefit, utilizing cars to crack nuts and finding safety in crosswalks. Here's a video of a crow in Japan doing just that. (via Spacing Toronto) Ghost bike look-a-likes used to...