Comments on: This Weekend: The AltCar Expo in Santa Monica http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dana Gabbard http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-36321 Dana Gabbard Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:14:23 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-36321 It was a good event. Had lots of folks asking questions. A few monorail nuts and/or folks who have solved transportation and expect billions spent based on scrawls on back of an envelope dropped by and were displeased we didn't endorse their vision. I didn't get a chance to circulate while working the Transit Advocates booth but people seemed to be enjoying themselves. We had schedules for westside transit services not otherwise represented (Culver CityBus, LADOT Commuter Express) plus Amtrak/Metrolink, exposition light rail and Purple Line extension info and other outreach materials. The woman in the booth next to ours was the one who got the governor to come into our area, which was where the bicyles were located and had him look at some of the non-motorized exhibits. God bless her! Our thanks to the event for letting us have a booth gratis and allow us a chance to advocate on behalf of transit. Attendance seems down versus last year (the first at the Auditorium). Maybe the economy is to blame? It was a good event. Had lots of folks asking questions. A few monorail nuts and/or folks who have solved transportation and expect billions spent based on scrawls on back of an envelope dropped by and were displeased we didn’t endorse their vision. I didn’t get a chance to circulate while working the Transit Advocates booth but people seemed to be enjoying themselves. We had schedules for westside transit services not otherwise represented (Culver CityBus, LADOT Commuter Express) plus Amtrak/Metrolink, exposition light rail and Purple Line extension info and other outreach materials.

The woman in the booth next to ours was the one who got the governor to come into our area, which was where the bicyles were located and had him look at some of the non-motorized exhibits. God bless her!

Our thanks to the event for letting us have a booth gratis and allow us a chance to advocate on behalf of transit. Attendance seems down versus last year (the first at the Auditorium). Maybe the economy is to blame?

]]> By: SoapBoxLA http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-36121 SoapBoxLA Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:08:02 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-36121 LA Greensters had a great day with Park[ing] Booth, promoting the pedal-powered transpo team and screening video of the Rebel Without a Car shoot, LOAD[ing] Zone and the Crenshaw Crush. At the end of the day Governor Schwarzenegger took a tour of the AltCar Expo, visiting the Greenster booth and discussing sustainable film production. Saturday, Bike Talk will broadcast from the Greenster's Park[ing] Booth. LA Greensters had a great day with Park[ing] Booth, promoting the pedal-powered transpo team and screening video of the Rebel Without a Car shoot, LOAD[ing] Zone and the Crenshaw Crush.

At the end of the day Governor Schwarzenegger took a tour of the AltCar Expo, visiting the Greenster booth and discussing sustainable film production.

Saturday, Bike Talk will broadcast from the Greenster’s Park[ing] Booth.

]]> By: joe linton http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-36071 joe linton Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:17:47 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-36071 @bzcat - sorry... i did miss that you mentioned transit and that's even how you plan to travel to the event! My mistake. Also, my comment was way more beligerent than was called for. Neither the "free" parking nor the nature of the expo are your fault. @bzcat – sorry… i did miss that you mentioned transit and that’s even how you plan to travel to the event! My mistake. Also, my comment was way more beligerent than was called for. Neither the “free” parking nor the nature of the expo are your fault.

]]> By: bzcat http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-36061 bzcat Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:55:16 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-36061 I did tell people how to take the bus there... did you not read the 2nd paragraph of my post? And the free parking is there whether or not I mention it or not. It's this type of nazi like enforcement of your anti-car anything utopia vision that turn people off this otherwise wonderful and useful blog. I did tell people how to take the bus there… did you not read the 2nd paragraph of my post?

And the free parking is there whether or not I mention it or not. It’s this type of nazi like enforcement of your anti-car anything utopia vision that turn people off this otherwise wonderful and useful blog.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-36051 ubrayj02 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:50:28 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-36051 I was going to be there but I couldn't afford the rent! 1000 for a stall for my bike shop :( I was so sad when I heard that - I specialize in bikes that are car substitutes (Dutch city bikes, cargo bikes and accessories). I was going to be there but I couldn’t afford the rent!

1000 for a stall for my bike shop :( I was so sad when I heard that – I specialize in bikes that are car substitutes (Dutch city bikes, cargo bikes and accessories).

]]> By: Joe Linton http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-36041 Joe Linton Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:41:14 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-36041 RANT ALERT... @bzcat: I personally would rather not read encouragement of so-called "free" parking here at StreetsBlog. We should notify the city of Santa Monica to fix that parking lot you mention... why are they still giving away any parking for free? Why don't you mention how to take transit to the event? Then again I find those so-called "green" cars pretty disgusting too. I think it's a public relations scam that any hybrid or veggie oil or electric car is advertised as being environmentally friendly. Perhaps people who find themselves addicted to heroin should use organically grown fair trade poppies grown by worker-owned cooperatives... but that doesn't mean that the heroin will make them healthy... or that we should celebrate minimally-destructive heroin. In my opinion, car addiction is analogous. Cars kill. Period. Whether its a hummer or a prius, it's still crashing, parking, noisy, disruptive, unhealthy... (ok - I am a hypocrite... and a fellow addict...I do get behind the wheel of a car a half-dozen times a year... and it would be good thing if all the cars out there are burning less fuel... but I just personally can't bring myself to celebrate the AltCar.) RANT ALERT…

@bzcat: I personally would rather not read encouragement of so-called “free” parking here at StreetsBlog. We should notify the city of Santa Monica to fix that parking lot you mention… why are they still giving away any parking for free? Why don’t you mention how to take transit to the event?

Then again I find those so-called “green” cars pretty disgusting too. I think it’s a public relations scam that any hybrid or veggie oil or electric car is advertised as being environmentally friendly. Perhaps people who find themselves addicted to heroin should use organically grown fair trade poppies grown by worker-owned cooperatives… but that doesn’t mean that the heroin will make them healthy… or that we should celebrate minimally-destructive heroin. In my opinion, car addiction is analogous. Cars kill. Period. Whether its a hummer or a prius, it’s still crashing, parking, noisy, disruptive, unhealthy…

(ok – I am a hypocrite… and a fellow addict…I do get behind the wheel of a car a half-dozen times a year… and it would be good thing if all the cars out there are burning less fuel… but I just personally can’t bring myself to celebrate the AltCar.)

]]> By: bzcat http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-35961 bzcat Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:53:11 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-35961 A tip for those insist on driving to this expo... free parking at the structure on Main St and 2nd (the Santa Monica Place mall parking structure). It's a 2 minute walk to the Civic Auditorium. Does that violate the spirit of alt-car expo? I don't know... but it beats paying $8 to park 100 yards closer. Anyway, the best way to go (which is what I'm doing) is to take the Blue Bus #1, #2, #3 or #7, only 75 cents. A tip for those insist on driving to this expo… free parking at the structure on Main St and 2nd (the Santa Monica Place mall parking structure). It’s a 2 minute walk to the Civic Auditorium.

Does that violate the spirit of alt-car expo? I don’t know… but it beats paying $8 to park 100 yards closer. Anyway, the best way to go (which is what I’m doing) is to take the Blue Bus #1, #2, #3 or #7, only 75 cents.

]]> By: angle http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-35841 angle Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:49:42 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-35841 "My alt-car is a bicycle" (Alt-bumper sticker). “My alt-car is a bicycle”

(Alt-bumper sticker).

]]> By: SoapBoxLA http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/01/this-weekend-the-altcar-expo-in-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-35461 SoapBoxLA Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:33:18 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13171#comment-35461 The LA Greensters will be building a park in their Alt-Car Expo booth, dispensing with the traditional expo style of engagement and instead showing videos of the Greensters at work moving gear on a Film Production, at work moving parks on the LOAD[ing] Zone event from Park[ing] Day and most recently at the Crenshaw Crush. Drop by on Fri and Sat and hang out with the Greensters at the Alt Car Expo Park! The LA Greensters will be building a park in their Alt-Car Expo booth, dispensing with the traditional expo style of engagement and instead showing videos of the Greensters at work moving gear on a Film Production, at work moving parks on the LOAD[ing] Zone event from Park[ing] Day and most recently at the Crenshaw Crush. Drop by on Fri and Sat and hang out with the Greensters at the Alt Car Expo Park!

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