FedEx Delivery Truck Harrasses Cyclist; Generates Immediate Community Response on SeeClickFix

See here for the impressive thread on the community response to a threatened cyclist in New Haven: http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/8584

If more people start creating "watch areas" on SeeClickFix in Hartford (there are already many, but not quite the level of New Haven), this can happen here, too.

AmeriCorps Worker, Bike Evangelist, Yale Grad Killed in Cleveland

http://www.newhavensafestreets.org/2009/09/death-of-sylvia-bingham-2009-yale.html

This seems extremely tragic especially given Sylvia's background and interests, but this seems like yet another illustration of what happens when you don't have complete streets in a large urban center.

Top 100 Urbanists of All Time

Planetizen has a great list here. As usual, Jane Jacobs is at the top -- even though she had mixed things to say about bicycles.

TSTC: Bus Rapid Transit Symposium in Hartford, October 15

There have been many recent proposals for bus rapid transit in Connecticut. At this upcoming event, help advocate that multi-modal bicycle and pedestrian connections be included on future bus routes, such as attractive routes to and from each new station. From TSTC:

This fall, come hear about proposals for bus rapid transit in Connecticut and learn about BRT success stories throughout the nation. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Regional Plan Association, Capitol Region Council of Governments, Transit for Connecticut and the Center for Public Policy and Social Research at Central Connecticut State University are hosting a Bus Rapid Transit Symposium on October 15, 2009 from 9am-12pm at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, CT. Many thanks to State Senator Don DeFronzo for sponsoring the event.