Safe Routes to Schools & Parks

Wed. April 16, 1:00-5:00PM, Presbyterian Community Center, 731 S. Hancock St.

Disabilities & Older Adults

Thurs. April 17, 1:30-3:30PM (optional walk @ 1:00), Crescent Hill Ministries, 150 S. State St.

Building Walkable Communities

Thurs. April 17, 6:30-8:30PM, Fern Creek High School, 9115 Fern Creek Rd.

Recreational Walking & Running

Sat. April 19, 9:00-11:00AM
(optional walk @ 8:30), Shivley Community Center, 1901 Park Rd.

League of American Bicyclists press release:

Washington, D.C.—March 25, 2008—Florida cyclists are cheering the news today that the State Department of Transportation is, according to a ruling of the First District Court of Appeals, unambiguously obligated "to establish bicycle and pedestrian ways in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other change of any state transportation facilities." The ruling goes on to say that bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be established "unless the Department exercises its discretion not to establish [them]" according to one of three conditions described in the statutes, and that the "Department's discretion is limited."

According to the New York Times, Bloomberg's visionary congestion pricing scheme for New York has been defeated. Charging auto users for their ecological damage doesn't sit well with some people, I suppose.

The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission has provided it's report to Congress.  At my first reading, this report merely looked like a treasure trove of handy quotes endorsing CART's vision.  For example:

Fed up with today's car-clogged streets, I have certainly fantasized about living before the automobile came on the scene. Ahhh...to live at a time when people got around primarily by foot, bicycle, and horse: that must have been a wonderful time to be alive. To breathe clean air not polluted by the emissions of the infernal combustion machines, to walk on streets safe from autombiles that cause innumerable crashes and result in staggering losses of life....it sounds absolutely idyllic. If only I could have been born then....

I admit it. I'm spoiled. I'm a middle-aged American, and therefore I should be among the most mobile people on the planet. But it's just not true. None of us are. Even with our cars and 5 expressway spurs leading into Louisville, we're less mobile than people in other countries. This has huge consequences for our economy.

CART regularly makes claims that leave the public going "huh?".  That's because we're reading the wonky research that's recommending no new roads, higher gas taxes, increased investment in rail, and increased investment in public transit.  So here is our bibliography:

"Another Dam" Issue

• Mayor Jerry needs to hear you value Public Transportation
• Green Energy Roadshow tours Kentucky
• Mother Anne Lee Dam Online
• Complete Streets bills in Kentucky & Illinois
• TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit in Bogotá, Colombia
• Wall Street Journal: Oil Officials See Limit Looming on Production
• Bicycle Helmets Stigmatize & Kill?
• Sweden uses Subway Body Heat to Heat Offices

the 10 Commandments issue

• Nina Walfoort to speak at quarterly meeting
• World Car Free Day preperations
• TARC News
• Lexington Area Sierra Club
• Car Free Guide to Clifton
• Ohio River Bridges, again
• Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or Lie?
• Safe Routes To School is a winning issue
• China passes USA in CO₂ emissions
• Vatican issues 10 commandments for drivers

the Earth Day issue

• Call to Action on Climate Change
• Metro Council to Consider Light Rail!!!
• Louisville Metro Planning a Pedestrian Forum
• Kentucky Planning Bicycle and Pedestrian Conference
• Getting to the Future by Rail
• FHWA to Portland: Put Cars First
• Drivecam Reduces Risky Behavior Among Teen Drivers
• Santa Barbara's Approach to Housing
• World's Largest Bus unveiled