Links: Gas, a comic, Central Corridor, and more

Posted on June 18th, 2007 – 11:43 PM
By Roadguy
  • Get involved with light-rail planning: Four public meetings are coming up. A Central Corridor calendar is here, a PDF flier for the first meeting is here.
  • Wednesday congestion? A daytime event at Target Center might slow down commuters in Minneapolis; click here.
  • Hot gas? In warm weather, drivers pay more for less; click here.
  • Stoplight humor: Motorists and traffic engineers alike may appreciate this online comic strip. (Thanks to alert reader Nate for the link.)
  • School crossing: The Strib’s RandBall blog offers this clever street-sign photo.
  • Transit for youth: A summertime bus service helps kids and teens get around in Minneapolis; Strib story is here.
  • Drink and bike? Buzz.mn has this link to a bar that’s powered by pedaling patrons.
  • More praise for high gas prices: A story from the Christian Science Monitor is here; the same story, with dozens of comments, is here on ABCNews.com.
  • Traffic-stop ruling: The Supreme Court affirms passengers’ rights; New York Times story is here, L.A. Times story via Strib is here.
  • Can cars have both fuel economy and safety? Another Monitor story is here.
  • Can’t remember where you parked at the Mall of America? Then you’ll never find your bike in Amsterdam; a Washington Post story is here.

As always, if you run across something worth checking out, send the link to Roadguy.

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