January 16th, 2010 by Editor

San Franciscans, if you were wondering what that green painted box on Scott St. is for, wonder no more.San Francisco’s first green bike box now has a user-friendly picture of a bicycle stenciled on it.Bike boxes, or waiting areas for bikers to pull into at traffic intersections have been used inNew York Cityand Portland, Oregon since 2008 and now have a home in SF too!

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January 16th, 2010 by Editor

Portland General Electric is pushing for a change in Oregon’s state rules on power plants so that it can either shut down its coal-fired Boardman Power Plant in 2020 or transition it to alternative power sources.
 

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