Friday, December 19, 2008

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)

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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)

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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)

Friday, December 05, 2008

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)

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Where Kriss and I agree

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

Thursday, February 28, 2008

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.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

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.