Month: January 2008
Streetsblog LA
Yes LA, There Is a Streetsblog
For a while now I've talked about using this blog as a placeholder until we were ready to launch a version of Streetsblog for Los Angeles. Well, the time for that launch approaches and my first two posts for Streetsblog are now online. Given my obsession with electoral politics, it should be no surprise that these posts are looking at the Republican and Democractic candidates for president.
January 31, 2008
Transit Coalition Blasts Service Cuts
Bart Reed of the Transit Coalition takes off the kid gloves in this week's LA City Beat accusing the Mayor of being the instigator for over 200,000 hours of cuts to Metro's bus system and Board Member Yvonne Burke of being hysterical and wrong about the need for turnstiles.
January 31, 2008
Quotes That Matter from Folks That Matter
After reading the very comprehensive coverage of yesterday's meetings on some of the other blogs around town, I decided that rather than write a long coverage post on what's already been written, that I would instead just pull out some highlight quotes from many of the leaders that were there yesterday.
January 30, 2008
A Little Lobbying Goes A Long Way…
Councilmember Ed Reyes, Bike Advocate Immediately following the closing of the opening comments at yesterday’s all-day transportation press confer…errr…City Council Hearing, Councilmember Ed Reyes (D-1st) rose and gave a visionary speech promoting bicycling in Los Angeles. Reyes gave a vision of a Los Angeles where “People are able to go from house to train station … Continued
January 30, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Blogs on Yesterday's Transportation Hearing (Brayj Against the Machine, Curbed LA, Angelinic, Metro Rider
January 30, 2008
Well, This Is Ironic
It seems that CALTRANS is now blocking email from me as SPAM. A recent email following up on a meeting last week received the following response. I should note that the email was sent to just one individual and his name is blocked on this post, but was correct in the email I sent:
January 29, 2008