The Cool Mint Cafe, a terrific restaurant in San Marcos that Elliott and I have eaten at a few times, is having a benefit for its Sous Chef, Bennett Hollenbeck. Bennett was injured in a bicycling accident on November 9, and has had to undergo reconstructive surgery. On Sunday, December 7, from 5-8pm, the restaurant [...]
Posts on ‘November 18th, 2008’
Nashville Bicycle Lane Parking Ban – Almost There
Something to think about: Nashville, not really known as a cycling and pedestrian-friendly city, is just about to ban parking in bicycle lanes and make parking in them subject to a fine. More on this later, perhaps along with an interview of someone who helped make this happen. There is also some earlier coverage at [...]
Streetsblog : Obama names transportation Agency Review Team
As an addition to our coverage of possibilities for Obama’s Secretary of Transporation, I want to add that this Streetsblog post about the Obama-Biden transition team naming their Agency Review Team for transportation. Might there be some hints in these names? Perhaps…
Jack Opiola – Possible Choice for Obama Secretary of Transportation?
In the comments on our earlier thread on possible Obama picks for Secretary of Transportation, someone put forward Jack Opiola as someone who could perhaps be asked to join the Obama administration for the post. We did find a few mentions of this possibility online, so here’s a short biography: Jack Opiola is a principal [...]
