Month: February 2008
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Making Pasadena a Pedestrian Haven
The Downtown Pasadena Walkabout, originally scheduled for the end of January, is back on next weekend (Saturday, March 1.) For residents/regular visitors to Pasadena, the walkabout represents a chance to take control of the streets and help make them a better and safer place for people to, well, walk about town. For those less familiar with Pasadena, it provides a chance to see what kind of changes are possible when a community demands streets that are safe for all users, not just cars.
February 22, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Preferred Route Selected for Crenshaw Light Rail (Daily Breeze) Times’ Art Critic Gets Liveable Streets (Times) Here Come the Smart Cars (Daily News) Apparently Some People Don’t Like the Pico/Olympic Plan (City Watch) City’s Plan for Sidewalks: Charge Homesellers for Fixes (Times) LACBC Offers Bike Valet at AMGEN Event (KHTS) Coming Next Week: Regional Connector … Continued
February 22, 2008
So I Went to a Bike Master Plan Meeting…
…and a Pico/Olympic meeting broke out . Frustrated with what they see as a limited public process, cyclists showed up by the dozens last night to discuss what should be in the next Bike Master Plan (BMP) for the city and vent about current conditions and the attitudes of city staff toward cyclists. Many cyclists in the … Continued
February 21, 2008
Today’s Headlines
EcoVillage Needs Your Help (Bike Commuters) California’s budget deficit grows to $16 billion (Press-Enterprise) Nothing is Completely Safe…(Metro Rider) Fare Gate Reasoning Deconstructed (Metro Rider) Hearings Coming for Crenshaw-Prarie Transit Corridor (LAist, Wave) Missing: Urban Policy In Presidential Campaign (NYT via Streetsblog)
February 21, 2008
It’s Official: Council Takes on Santa Clarita Project
The Santa Clarita Signal reports today that the LA City Council is taking a stand on the Newhall Ranch project in the San Fernando Valley. The Signal Notes:
February 20, 2008
Cyclists Unhappy with LADOT’s Public Process
A growing chorus is building in the cycling/activist community that the LADOT's public outreach for its Bike Master Plan is insufficient, and perhaps the harbringer of a bad plan. Stephen Box, of the Bike Writer's Collective, Illuminate LA, and Soapbox LA wrote an article today for LAist comparing LADOT's outreach plans with those in Portland and Long Beach:
February 20, 2008
Today’s Headlines
LAist Slams Bike Master Plan Workshops (LAist) USC Needs Better Transit Service (Daily Trojan) History of LA Transit Planning (Times) Metro Sues Parsons for Gold Line (Pasadena Star News) Sacramento a Stronghold of Bike Culture (Sac Bee via Bike Commute Tips)
February 20, 2008
Councilman Moves to Stop Sale of Hollywood Hills Lot
A battle is brewing between Councilman Tom LaBonge and the real estate company who owns land to the west of the famed "HOLLYWOOD" sign.
February 19, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Pico/Olympic: The War Continues (Bottleneck Blog) A Beverly Hills Look at Pico/Olympic (Blog Beverly Hills) 43 Injuries, One Death on LA Public Transit So Far in 2008 (LAist) Patriarch of City Planning Passes (Times) SANBAG Considering Carpools for Part of I-10 (San Bernadino Sun) London Mayoral Hopefuls Tout Their Green Credentials (BBC via Planetizen)
February 19, 2008