Podcast: Districts 2/3 Town Hall on Climate Change

A Town Hall Meeting on Berkeley's proposed Climate Action Plan with Council Members Darryl Moore (District 2) and Maxwell Anderson (District 3), held at Frances Albrier Community Center, Berkeley, California, December 18, 2008. Listen. (1:17:37, 37MB)

Podcast: AC Transit BRT meeting with Willard neighborhood

AC Transit answers questions regarding proposed Bus Rapid Transit from residents of the Willard neighborhood in Berkeley, California, held at Willard Middle School, December 16, 2008. Listen. (1:09:38, 33MB)

Podcast: District 8 Town Hall on Climate Change

A Town Hall Meeting with Council Member Gordon Wozniak (District 8), held at St. John's Presbyterian Church, December 15, 2008. Listen. (1:28:18, 42MB)

Podcast: Berkeley bikestation controversy, 9th street plans

The city of Berkeley's city manager has abruptly decided to drop support for expanding the downtown BART attended bike parking ("bikestation") in favor of a cardkey-access-only bike cage to be built in the Center Street garage -- an option opposed by most bicyclists. The controversy came to a head last night at the Berkeley Transportation Commission's bike subcommittee meeting. I recorded it in its entirety. The matter is agendized as an information item at next Monday's city council meeting. Also discussed during the bike subcommittee meeting are plans to complete the 9th St. bike corridor past the new Berkeley Bowl site in West Berkeley. Listen. (2:20:20, 67MB)

Where Kriss and I agree

I'm with Kriss Worthington on at least two issues: No on KK, and Yes on Proposition 1.

Climate Action Plan needs congestion pricing policy

Berkeley's Climate Action Plan (CAP) needs a congestion pricing policy. I will be submitting comments about this before the March 7 comment deadline. Meanwhile, Bern Grush's Grush Hour blog has some good background on arguments to add congestion pricing to Toronto's CAP.

Flagspotting

Bicycling my daughter to school yesterday, I told her to watch for an American flag, as it would indicate a polling place. Although we passed several likely locations, we saw no flags, until, just before we arrived at her school, she pointed out a flag on a city garbage truck! Fortunately I was able to convince her that ballots weren't being deposited there.