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Car-Free Talk: February 2011
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Friday, February 25, 2011. As a Nation, We Remain Asleep at the Wheel. I'm afraid circumstances beyond our control are going to force lifestyle changes on Americans whether they like it or not. Yeah, sure, GM. And what is all that stuff beyond our control? These rebellions are happening in places like Tunisia. A response to concerns about stability in the region? Or speculators taking advantage of the concerns about stability to drive up prices? Set s...
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Car-Free Talk: June 2009
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Richmond District Sidewalks Are For . That's a good question. I always thought they were for walking, but when I left for work at about 6 am this morning, I discovered otherwise . And bicycle parking is for ? This is what I discovered outside the US Post Office on Geary at 21st Avenue when I returned at about 3:30 pm. The bicyclist came up behind me just as I was getting my camera out. Perfect timing . Links to this post. Here'...
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Car-Free Talk: June 2010
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Minding Mass Transit Across the Nation. June 29, 2010: A student of art at the California College of Art riding the 27 Bryant from the Flower Mart, loaded down with flowers that she will arrange at the restaurant where she works. You do not need a car . To stop the degradation of the nation's transit systems as a result of the economic downturn . Which is in line to get over $900 million in federal funds if the SFMTA can prove ...
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Car-Free Talk: As a Nation, We Remain Asleep at the Wheel
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Friday, February 25, 2011. As a Nation, We Remain Asleep at the Wheel. I'm afraid circumstances beyond our control are going to force lifestyle changes on Americans whether they like it or not. Yeah, sure, GM. And what is all that stuff beyond our control? These rebellions are happening in places like Tunisia. A response to concerns about stability in the region? Or speculators taking advantage of the concerns about stability to drive up prices? Set s...
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Car-Free Talk: May 2009
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Friday, May 29, 2009. Al-Haramain v. Obama: Trying to Restore the Rule of Law. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Inc, Al-Haramain v. Obama. At this point, a...
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Car-Free Talk: February 2009
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Monday, February 23, 2009. Free At Last and Other Updates. The case of Binyam Mohamed:. Binyam Mohamed, the lead plaintiff in the case Mohamed v. Jeppesen, was released from Guantanamo today, and is probably on his way to Great Britain right now - even though he no longer has family there and his residency status has expired. Through his lawyers, he made this statement:. Read the story here. In the meantime, this bicyclist and local photojournalist of...
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Car-Free Talk: Michael Ruppert, a Torture Case, and Green Economies
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Thursday, December 17, 2009. Michael Ruppert, a Torture Case, and Green Economies. Two weeks ago I went to see Michael Ruppert, author of a popular 9-11 conspiracy theory/peak oil book called “Crossing the Rubicon”, at a showing of a recently released documentary about him called Collapse. And then on Tuesday morning, I sat in on an extraordinary rendition/torture case being heard in a federal courtroom in San Francisco. Their lawyers hoped that under...
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Car-Free Talk: July 2009
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Monday, July 27, 2009. I stepped out into the road and took pictures of the queue . And then stepped into the bus stop itself, forcing the oncoming cars into the proper lane so that the Number 4 Sutter could actually pull up into the bus stop . And pick up and discharge passengers . Links to this post. Friday, July 24, 2009. What's Wrong With This Picture? What's wrong with this picture? Links to this post. Thursday, July 23, 2009. And she's got a poi...
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Car-Free Talk: Muni Rider Appeals Service Cutbacks
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Friday, December 4, 2009. Muni Rider Appeals Service Cutbacks. Notice of service changes - including the elimination of route segments (the Number 2 Clement) and the elimination of entire lines (the Number 4 Sutter). I knew that this appeal was in the works, and so starting writing up a story, but the appeal did not get handed to me until last night when I was in a meeting. This section of the state code permits publicly owned transit agencies to waiv...
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Car-Free Talk: March 2010
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Creating communities for the 21st century and beyond. Monday, March 29, 2010. Minding Muni, Part III. Passengers wait to board the 38 Limited bus on Geary at Divisadero. On February 26, 2010, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors voted 4 to 3 to cut service by 10 percent in order to close a budget gap. The Oakland Airport Connector project $70 million. Seventeen million of federal money that had been allocated to the construction of a connection between BART and the Oak...
