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		<title>Berkeley Rejects BRT, and What It Means for ‘Complete Streets’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
  Plans for Berkeley's now-dead BRT/complete streets plan. Image: Berkeleyside.In voting against AC Transit’s BRT project, Berkeley has played up its stereotype as a community of affluent hypocrites. It unearthed ugly, negative stereotypes about bus riders that was shocking to hear in Berkeley of all places.  And it exposed insurmountable political roadblocks <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/29/berkeley-rejects-brt-and-what-it-means-for-%e2%80%98complete-streets%e2%80%99/>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Isn&#8217;t Traffic Reduction a Top Public Health Concern?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
     
  Earlier this week, Ken Archer at Greater Greater Washington posted this revealing graphic showing the relationship between the amount of driving we do in the United States and the death toll on our roads. Even as conventional traffic safety techniques have made driving less deadly, the rise <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/29/traffic-reduction-saves-lives-so-why-isnt-it-a-top-public-health-concern/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/29/traffic-reduction-saves-lives-so-why-isnt-it-a-top-public-health-concern/</link>
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		<title>Sales Tax Hike Could Save Olympia&#8217;s Transit System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
  If transit supporters don't turn out at the polls, service in Thurston County will plummet by about 25 percent compared to levels made possible by a small sales tax hike. Image: Seattle Transit BlogIt may be the middle of summer, but if you're paying attention, it's already election season. With a <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/28/sales-tax-hike-could-save-olympias-transit-system/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/28/sales-tax-hike-could-save-olympias-transit-system/</link>
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		<title>Santa Monica Bike Committee Getting The Ball Rolling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With packed bike valets at events like this one, there's no question Santa Monica bikes. 
  In a packed Ken Edwards Center community room, exceeding the bike parking available at the building,&#160; Parks and Recs commissioners Richard McKinnen and Phil Brock outlined plans for a Santa Monica Ciclovia proposal and the possibility of bringing <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/27/santa-monica-bike-committee-getting-the-ball-rolling/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/27/santa-monica-bike-committee-getting-the-ball-rolling/</link>
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		<title>On the 20th Anniversary of ADA, Too Many Streets Remain Inaccessible</title>
		<description><![CDATA[      
  Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the landmark law that set federal standards to make public places universally accessible. Two decades later, the ADA has improved access for millions, but in many places, the spirit of the law seems lost on those <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/27/on-the-20th-anniversary-of-ada-too-many-streets-remain-inaccessible/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/27/on-the-20th-anniversary-of-ada-too-many-streets-remain-inaccessible/</link>
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		<title>More Space for Parking Than Offices at Boston-Area TOD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
  A proposal to build new office and residential space near the end of Boston's Green Line will also triple the amount of parking at the station. Photo: HelveticaFanatic/FlickrAnother city, another would-be transit-oriented development undermined by a glut of parking. This time it's Newton, Massachusetts, where plans are underway to build 420,000 <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/26/more-space-for-parking-than-offices-at-boston-area-tod/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/26/more-space-for-parking-than-offices-at-boston-area-tod/</link>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Ruhr Valley rolling with Metroradruhr</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
  The nine cities served by a single bike-sharing system in Germany's Ruhr Valley. Image: Bike-Sharing Blog.This summer brings a new regional bike-sharing system, Metroraruhr to ten industrial Ruhr valley cities. Starting on June 18th in Dortmund, Germany the system has now reached five of the cities. Bikes are now or soon <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/25/germanys-ruhr-valley-rolling-with-metroradruhr/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/25/germanys-ruhr-valley-rolling-with-metroradruhr/</link>
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		<title>What If Roads Really Did Have to Pay for Themselves?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
  Pittsburgh's bus system is far from the only subsidized transportation in Pennsylvania. Photo: Port AuthorityPittsburgh area residents are reeling from the news this week that their transit agency, the Port Authority of Allegheny County, may cut 35 percent of its total service in January -- and raise fares -- unless the <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/23/what-if-roads-really-did-have-to-pay-for-themselves/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/23/what-if-roads-really-did-have-to-pay-for-themselves/</link>
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		<title>Sympathy for the Careless Driver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
  Photo: Daily BreezeOne of the stories that's been percolating all week on the Streetsblog Network stars Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in a new role: urban cyclist. On Saturday, Villaraigosa was riding in a bike lane on Venice Boulevard (his first bike trip as mayor), when a cab driver cut him off, <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/22/sympathy-for-the-careless-driver/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/22/sympathy-for-the-careless-driver/</link>
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		<title>L.A.’s Newly Biking Mayor Still Doesn’t Get It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa fell off his bike, and instantly captured the attention of the entire city.   
  But instead of using that moment to protect the cycling community he so recently joined, he let a careless driver off the hook. Sending a clear message that drivers should pay <a href=http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/22/l-a-%e2%80%99s-newly-biking-mayor-still-doesn%e2%80%99t-get-it/>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://streetsblog.net/2010/07/22/l-a-%e2%80%99s-newly-biking-mayor-still-doesn%e2%80%99t-get-it/</link>
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