Getting There archive for Jan. 1, 2016

TUESDAY, FEB. 23, 2016

A 27-year old Egyptian artist stops with her bicycle in front of the Kasr Al Nile bridge that leads to Tahrir Square, after making her way back from the square, during the fifth anniversary anniversary of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Tue., Feb. 23, 2016

NYT: In Gaza, Bicycles Are a Battleground for Women Who Dare to Ride 2

I just stumbled upon this article in the New York Times about women riding bikes in Gaza and wow.

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MONDAY, FEB. 22, 2016

Mon., Feb. 22, 2016

Elephant bikes reviewed in Adventure Cyclist 1

Spokane's handmade steel bikes got a nice write-up in the latest issue of Adventure Cyclist. And Spokane's South Perry district also got a little plug.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 2016

This image released by Tesla Motors is a sketch of the “Hyperloop” system, which would use a tube with capsules inside that would float on air, traveling at more than 700 mph. (Associated Press)

Wed., Feb. 17, 2016

Atlantic's "Inside the Effort to Build Hyperloop"

"I'm excited about not improving the transportation experience, but I'm excited about eliminating it."

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MONDAY, FEB. 15, 2016

In this 2014 photo, a worker cleans a Tesla Model S sedan before a event to deliver the first set of cars to customers in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Mon., Feb. 15, 2016

What do you think of Avista's plan to electrify Spokane transportation? 18

Do you support Avista's plan to lay the groundwork and infrastructure for electric cars? Would you buy an electric car if there were more charging stations around town?

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THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 2016

A man, seen through a bicycle rack, shovels snow in the borough of Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Thu., Feb. 11, 2016

Pump up those studded tires, tomorrow's International Winter Bike to Work Day 4

So what is it? Are you going to ride?!

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 2016

Wed., Feb. 10, 2016

Seen in Spokane: What's wrong with this picture? 4

Or, what's totally right about this picture.

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MONDAY, FEB. 8, 2016

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee with former Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson, left, and construction workers behind speaks from the construction site of a new floating bridge on Lake Washington in Medina, Wash., in 2014. The state Senate has rejected the gubernatorial appointment of Peterson, ousting her from the job she has held since shortly after Inslee took office in 2012. The rare move was taken by the Senate Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, with majority Republicans and a Democrat who caucuses with them voting 25-21 to remove Peterson. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Mon., Feb. 8, 2016

Why did state Senate Republicans fire Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson? 13

On Friday heads rolled, to borrow a phrase from our own Republican state Sen. Michael Baumgartner. Actually, just one head rolled: Lynn Peterson, the state's transportation secretary. But why?

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