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Finally, Parking Meters Where Bikes Belong
By Ben Fried |
Sacramento sends cyclists a clear sign that it’s okay to hitch your bike to a parking meter. The City of Sacramento is converting defunct parking meters into officially sanctioned bike racks, the Sacramento Bee reported last month. After replacing its traditional meters with solar-powered, Muni-style pay stations, the city came up with this nifty purpose […]
Friday Afternoon Cartoon: T-Rex Nails It on Auto-Centric Urban Design
By Tanya Snyder |
Thank you, Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics, for this righteous and oddly poignant look at the dangers — and drudgery — caused by auto-centric urban design. Bravo, sir. You should get an honorary urban planning degree for this.
Cartoon Tuesday: Where Do They Get the Money?
By Ian Lockwood |
Editor’s note: Streetsblog is reviving Cartoon Tuesday and featuring the work of Ian Lockwood, a practicing transportation engineer and a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University, on a semi-regular basis. Enjoy.
Cartoon Tuesday: “Drill Pickle”
By Brad Aaron |
Okay, it’s not a cartoon. But this "Daily Show" segment is too good to pass up. Comedy Central via Grist
Cartoon Tuesday: What’s Your Destination?
By Ben Fried |
Good stuff this week from Tom Toles, whose transpo-themed editorial cartoons are always on target. Click through for the rest of this commentary.