Yesterday I covered a news conference announcing the creation of “bike walk streets.” You can read the news story (and dozens of comments) here, see my one-minute video here, and check out some Flickr photos from Transit for Livable Communities here (including at least one of yours truly — I gotta learn to watch out for stealth digital cameras). I got to talk to a bunch of people, including Melissa, who’s the director of 494 Commuter Services, which helps commuters find alternatives to driving alone.

It was a beautiful morning to be out and about; then shortly after noon, all heck broke loose weatherwise, so I paid a visit to a transportation system I don’t much use in the summer:

Not everyone loves the skyways, but they had lots of fans who were seeking to avoid a lunchtime drenching. And pretty much everyone keeps to the right without much conflict.

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