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  • Bike Zeitgeist: Being the Engine, Pedaling Revolution

    GM just went bust. The Highway “Trust” Fund went bust a few months ago. The repo man is busy, busy, busy. No better time than today to introduce two great works that celebrate a better way: Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities a book by Jeff Mapes (with a strong Madison connection; more…

  • D-Day for Das Deathmobile

    GM’s bankruptcy is just the tip of the iceberg. The entire auto-centric policy since WW II has been bankrupt from the get-go, starting with that massive subsidy known as the Highway “Trust” (as in ‘”trust us, we’ll make you rich”) Fund started by Eisenhower. Last year, despite decades of subsidy, the “Trust” Fund went bust.…

  • NYC Makes Space for People

    I’m not a huge fan of Bloomberg,* but it is great to see that he has empowered a visionary Transportation Commissioner to make NYC a more livable place for pedestrians & bicyclists. Janette Sadik-Khan has been very aggressive in taming NYC’s streets to the benefit of people (as opposed to cars). Her latest project hints…

  • Bartell Theater: “The Little Dog Laughed”

    My favorite local actor/producer/sandwich maker, Colin, tells me this is the thing to see right now in local theatre.

  • It’s Official: Cities Are More Efficient and Theoretical Math Proves It

    Cities are more energy efficient. Math proves it. See Zipf’s Law.

  • Enough with the roads already!

    Fill the SUV or Pay the Mortgage: Madison mayor’s pursuit of car-only development is not good for Madison’s economy.

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