Washington DC Wages War on Commuters
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 9th, 2008, 11:28 pm
Mayor Fenty’s administration has recently been increasing punitive measures against cars in a misguided attempt to relieve DC’s horrible traffic congestion. Washington DC has the 4th worst traffic congestion in the nation, and the city has been instituting various measures ... more
Posted in Bicycle Lanes, Bicycles, Buses, Car Taxes, Congestion Pricing, Environmentalism, Fines, Highways, Mass Transit, NIMBY, Parking Meters, Red-Light Cameras, Traffic Congestion, Uncategorized Rage | 1 Comment »
New York City Bike Parking
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 2nd, 2008, 7:26 pm
Yesterday, the New York Times ran an article on the lack of bike parking in New York City. As an occasional bicyclist, I empathize with the need for parking for bicycles. However, as Judd and I advocated in our proposal ... more
Posted in Bicycle Lanes, Bicycles, Parking Meters, Politics, Spending | No Comments »
Toward A New Bicycle Safety in America
by Judd WileyJune 30th, 2008, 4:31 pm
691,329 Americans biked to work in 2006, representing 0.5% of total commuters. Tragically, 770 bicyclists died on U.S. roads that same year. As the number of bicycles increases due to high gas prices, we as a nation should examine new ways ... more
Posted in Bicycle Lanes, Bicycles, E-ZPass, Fines, Parking Meters, Red-Light Cameras, Tickets, Tolls, Traffic Accidents | 30 Comments »
Chicago Moves Forward with Bus-Only Lanes
by Judd WileyMay 11th, 2008, 5:00 pm
The Chicago Transit Authority is moving forward with bus-only lanes, which will be built on portions of 79th Street, Chicago Avenue, Halsted Street, and Jeffery Boulevard. As we've previously mentioned, the new lanes will allow CTA buses to zip past all ... more
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Bloomberg Crony Gets Free E-ZPass, Special Parking Privileges
by Judd WileyMay 7th, 2008, 2:36 pm
An ex-Bloomberg deputy named Marc Shaw - who supported the odious $8 congestion pricing proposal that thankfully failed – enjoys a government-issued parking permit and free E-ZPass account, according to the NY Daily News. Shaw hasn’t worked for the city since ... more
Posted in E-ZPass, Government Workers, Parking Meters, Tolls | 2 Comments »
Chicago: Bus Only Lanes, Adjustable Rate Parking Meters
by Judd WileyMay 1st, 2008, 3:51 pm
Chicago has accepted a federal bribe of $153 million – similar to Los Angeles – to create bus-only lanes in another social engineering experiment to speed up mass transit and benefit the environment. The new lanes will allow Chicago Transit Buses ... more
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