by Paul Rito | Oct 15, 2008 | News
U. S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters has responded to a complaint by CRBC about her statement on the PBS Newshour that bike paths and trails are not transportation facilities. Here is her reply: THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 October 4,...
by Paul Rito | Aug 21, 2008 | News
The Democratic National Convention to be held this month in Denver has been proclaimed the “Greenest Convention in History” by its organizing committee. A “hybrids only” parking lot has been set up at the site, and the committee has announced...
by Paul Rito | May 3, 2008 | News
The Centre Region has an extensive bikeway network. The major deficiency of the network, and the factor preventing its function as a coherent bicycle transportation system is its failure to connect bikeways coming from the periphery into the downtown Central Business...
by Paul Rito | Feb 5, 2008 | News
State College Police Chief Thomas King indicated last week that a targeted enforcement effort will be directed at cyclists violating the law requiring lights on bicycles operated at night on streets. This safety measure is being undertaken because of increasing...
by Paul Rito | Jan 27, 2008 | News
PSU Director of Transportation Teresa Davis and landscape architect Thomas Flynn presented Penn State’s new campus bike/ped traffic plan at CRBC’s January meeting. If approved and implemented, Davis and Flynn said the plan should improve safety and better...
by Paul Rito | Jul 21, 2007 | News
In response to CRBC’s request of last September, Penn DOT has repaired the dangerous drain grates on Elmwood Avenue in Lemont (see article below). The photo above left shows one of the grates before the repair. The photo at right, taken yesterday, shows the same...
