UrbanThoreau Critiques: from Street to World and Back Again
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Bank Bailout: Obama’s Utter, Abject, Abysmal Failure
This is one of the most scathing Op-Eds I’ve ever seen in the NYT. The bank bailout that Obama voted for as a senator and who was legally mandated to manage for the benefit of the American people as president, was, as the likes of Michael Moore (and yours truly), predicted at the time, an…
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Madison Mayor’s Race Heats Up: Eastside is Groundzero
Radomski is Really Running. Mayor Pave hears footsteps.
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A Sad Day for Madison Bicycling. A Sadder Day for Good Governance
It’s budget season, and it gotten ugly. Here’s Traffic Engineering’s personnel budget. Go down to “Pedestrian Bike Coordinator” (Arthur Ross). Note that it is zeroed out in the Executive Budget. Now look one line below it and you’ll see — magically — “Bicycle and Ped. Prog. Mgr.” with a salary approximately 10% less than Arthur’s…
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Green Your Home + Boost Sustainable Atwood!
UrbanThoreau LLC teams up with Sustainable Atwood to green homes across the neighborhood!
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Cycle Chic and Urban Revival
It’s happening…the hipsters are taking over the world, and infiltrating the fashion world! Next thing you know, bloomers will be back in vogue! The whole bike fashionista thing has long been brewing here in Madison, and the best viewing perches are Cafe Zoma and Mermaid Cafe on the East Side, and, of course, any cafe…
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Please show your support for MSN-MKE Rail TODAY!
From Hans Noeldner: Transit and Rail Supporters: Please come and show your support for Madison-Milwaukee Rail TODAY! What: WISDOT open house on High Speed Rail station design for Madison Where: 101 East Wilson Street, Madison / map: http://tinyurl.com/29ppofz When: 4:30-7:30 PM http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d1/hsrail/need.htm We (WISPIRG and others) need people outside the building with signs, handing…
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Entropy & Engineering
Hans Noeldner and the principles of hydraulic engineering applied to our transportation system.
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Mayor Pave Outsources Press Officer Position to Wisconsin State Journal
Mayor Pave and his rightist friends at the Wisconsin State Journal are hearing footsteps….
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Unobtanium Discovered in Afghanistan!
Now we’ve got enough Unobtainium — er, Lithium — to keep us in Priuses forever. And yet another reason to stay at war forever.
Got any book recommendations?