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November 2009
Fri 20: New Study Quantifies High Personal Costs of Building CA Cities for Cars 7
Wed 11: Chrysler: Taking Taxpayer Money and Running Away From Cleaner Cars 2
Mon 9: ABC 7 Poses Backwards Poll Question While KPCC Takes a Second Try at Bike-Car Conflicts 6
Tue 3: With Thompson Behind Bars, What's Next for "Street Justice" in Los Angeles 6
Tue 3: Officials Celebrate Highway Widening. Tough Questions Remain Unasked. 9
October 2009
Mon 26: How Bus Transit Can Help the Auto Industry 3
Mon 26: How Do Angelenos Travel? 7
Tue 20: New Study Shows $56 Billion in Hidden Health Damage from Autos 1
Mon 19: City Ends Traffic Officer Subsidies for Major Events 0
Wed 14: In Kafka’s Castle: TDM in Action 6
Tue 6: Zócalo - from the sublime to the ridiculous! 7
Tue 6: Car Is Still King at Alt-Car Expo 1
Thu 1: This Weekend: The AltCar Expo in Santa Monica 9
September 2009
Wed 30: Joe's Movie Reccomendation: Crude 1
Thu 10: Stadium Backers Ready for Some Football. Right Now. This Minute. 5
Wed 9: How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute? 3
Wed 9: Was the Auto Industry Bailout Legal? It’s Debatable, Oversight Panel Says 1
August 2009
Tue 11: DOT Working to Remove Reseda Blvd. Bike Lane 12
Wed 5: Who Teaches the Teachers? 7
July 2009
Wed 29: Now That's a Done Deal: Burbank Removes Street Parking for Road Expansion 3
Fri 24: Ad Nauseam: What “Cash for Clunkers” Hath Wrought 18
Mon 20: Schwarzenegger Serious about Reducing Car Fleet. Whither Villaraigosa? 1
Wed 8: Urban Traffic Report Sparks Clever Headlines, But Little Transit Talk 0
June 2009
Tue 30: EPA Okays Stronger Auto Emissions Standards Now in CA, 13 Other States 2
Fri 26: Ad Nauseam: Antisocial Thuggery From Pioneer 5
Thu 25: Nothing Says Tranquility Like the Hum of a Huge Diesel Engine 0
Fri 19: Times' Readers Freak Out at So. Pasadena School Bus Sting 19
May 2009
Wed 27: Streetfilms: Meet Veronica Moss, A.U.T.O. Lobbyist 1
Thu 7: Krekorian Rallies with Cyclists, Council Members, Cops and Community for Safer Streets 8
Thu 7: Nate Silver: Is American Car Culture on the Skids? 0
Wed 6: What’s Really Dangerous for Kids? Hint: It Has Four Wheels and a Tailpipe. 2
April 2009
Mon 13: Opening Day at the Ol' Parking Lot 2
Wed 8: GM and Segway Unveil La-Z-Boy on Wheels 4
Mon 6: We'll Find a Place in the Sun... 1
March 2009
Mon 16: Dodgers Won't Lift a Finger to Save Dodger Trolley 7
Thu 12: Metro's "Street Life" in Koreatown 6
Mon 9: Campaign Enlists Comedians to Curb Reckless Teen Driving 13
Thu 5: Homeowners Rail Against 405 Expansion 25
February 2009
Fri 27: Fantasy Football: Design the New Stadium's Transportation Plan 13
Wed 25: LA, the Most Congested City in America, Holds the Key to Less Crowded Highways 5
Wed 25: Obama: America “Cannot Walk Away” From the Automobile 7
Mon 23: Mercedes: Reckless Driving Is Smarter 3
Thu 19: Americans, David Brooks, and “The Dutch Option” 1
Tue 17: UK Campaign Drives Home the Cost of Reckless Driving 1
January 2009
Mon 26: City Council to Vote on Two Speed Limit Raises Tomorrow 0
Fri 16: Resilient Cities Authors Visit Los Angeles 2
November 2008
Mon 24: Two Oil Guzzling Albatrosses for the Price of One? 0
Fri 21: Sign of the Times: Unsold Cars Piling up at Port of Long Beach 3
Wed 19: As L.A. Auto Show Opens, Which Green Can Save Industry? 0
Mon 17: Cal State Fullerton Connects Between Deadly Pollution and Car Culture 1
Mon 17: GM's Ransom Note to America 3
Wed 12: Obama Wants Car Czar to Accompany Big Three Aid 0
October 2008
Thu 30: Texas Governor Rick Perry Celebrates 18 Lanes of “Freedom” 0
Tue 21: Ad Nauseum: San Diego's Road to Happiness 7
September 2008
Tue 30: Memo to MTV: "Pimp My Bike" = Ratings Gold 0
August 2008
Fri 22: Who Loves Traffic? Dan and the Highway Lobby 0
Mon 11: Blogging Cyclist Calls for Truce in Car v Bike Culture Wars 8
Fri 8: This Just In: The Media Business Is Auto-Dependent Too 1
July 2008
Tue 29: Seattle Critical Mass Assault a Flashpoint in Bike v Car Culture 16
Tue 22: Ad Nauseam: Pump 6
Mon 21: Tom Vanderbilt Ponders Motorist Sociopathy 2
Fri 18: LA Isn't the Only Place with Bike Vs Car Incidents 2
Fri 11: Play the Lottery for Free Gasoline 1
Wed 9: Study: Highways Don't Pay for Themselves 8
Tue 8: Cartoon Tuesday: It's (Not) Funny Because It's True 1
Tue 8: July 4th Road Rage Crash Grabs Police and Media Attention 20
June 2008
Tue 24: Ad Nauseam: Auto Zone, or Twilight Zone? 1
Mon 23: Georgia Governor Comes Around on Commuter Rail 2
Wed 18: O'Connor: We Need to Count People Movement Not Car Movement 13
Wed 18: Bill Seeking to Reduce VMT Moves Through State Senate 1
Mon 9: The Windshield Perspective, Same As It Ever Was 0
Fri 6: "My Next Vehicle Will Be a Bicycle" 1
Thu 5: Car Buyers Pick Their Poison: Free Gun or Free Gas 2
Tue 3: Transit Ridership Setting Records Nationwide...So Why the Transit Cuts? 3
May 2008
Thu 29: Hail-A-Cab Coming to Downtown and Hollywood? 2
Thu 29: As Auto VMT Drops, Push to Build Highways Remains Strong 2
Mon 26: Alabama Students Walk to School to Protest Gas Prices 1
Wed 21: Tomorrow’s Big Metro Board Agenda Item: Expanding Congestion Pricing 1
Tue 20: Chrysler: Let's Ruin America! 1
Fri 16: Today's Carnage Brought to You By... 0
Wed 14: More on Last Week's I-10 Highway Ride 2
Mon 12: Suburban Congressmen Introduce Anti-HOT Lanes Legislation 2
Mon 12: Northern Virginia Locked In to Congested Roads 1
Thu 8: Taking a Bike to Dodger Stadium 16
Thu 8: Clinton Camp May Rethink Gas Tax Strategy 1
Fri 2: How Much Would You Actually Save With a Gas Tax "Holiday"? 1
Thu 1: U.S. DOT Launches Official, Horribly-Named "Blog" 2
Thu 1: Obama Dismisses Gas Tax "Gimmick" 1
April 2008
Wed 30: Cartoon Wednesday: This American Lifestyle 0
Tue 29: Americans Turn to Prayer at the Pump 6
Wed 23: Car Racing Video Game on the Streets of LA 0
Mon 21: Progressive to Offer "Pay As You Drive" Insurance 3
Fri 18: Paper: We Love Our Cars! Defeat the Climate Change Bills! 9
Wed 16: Ad Nauseum: The Humiliated Cyclist, Take Two 4
Tue 15: Today the Périphérique. Tomorrow the 405 1
Fri 11: State Farm Discontinues Its "Humiliated Cyclist" Ad 1
Mon 7: City Considers Loosening Taxi Regulations 3
Mon 7: State Farm Looks to Engage Cycling Community 15
Thu 3: Investor’s Magazine: Hooray for Highways! Boo for Gas Taxes! 5
Thu 3: Ad Nauseam: State Farm and the Humiliation of Biking to Work 11
March 2008
Tue 25: Spotlight on UCLA 2
Mon 24: Quote of the Day 6
Fri 21: America to the Automobile: "It's Over" 0
Wed 12: Sylmar To City: No More Sprawl 4
Tue 11: Is Solair Really Transit Oriented Development? 14
Tue 11: Checking in on the DMV’s New Driver’s Manual 4
Thu 6: Is LA Prepared for an Oil Crisis? 0
Tue 4: 10 Ways to Reduce VMT and Save Money at the Pump 7
Mon 3: Secret Bike Parking at Dodger Stadium? 10
February 2008
Tue 26: Redefining a 180 2
Mon 25: Coming Soon:Take the Bus to the Game? 0
Mon 25: Coming Soon: Buses to Chavez Ravine? 8
Thu 21: Canadians Keen on Carbon Tax 0
Mon 4: Times' Reports on LADOT's Car Culture Catastrophe at LACMA 0
Fri 1: Why Congestion Is Good 2
January 2008
Wed 30: Quotes That Matter from Folks That Matter 0
Thu 17: Council Resolution: Bikers Deserve Tax Break (Updated Below) 1
Wed 16: Checking in on Car Culture 2
December 2007
Tue 11: Test Driving a Hydrogen Car 0
Fri 7: AASHTO'S Back to the Future 0
Tue 4: Want a Chance to Drive a Hydrogen Car? 1
November 2007
Fri 30: Working World Mag Provides "Tips for Dealing with Your Commute" 0
Wed 14: Congress To Vote on Energy Bill Tomorrow 0
Tue 13: LA First impressions 2
October 2007
Wed 24: Forbes: CA the 14th Greenest State 0