Month: February 2008
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This Weekend’s Headlines
Review of Bike Master Plan Meeting (Militant Angeleno) Former Citycouncil President Poo-poo’s Maglev (Daily News) Mayor Sued Over Pico-Olympic Plan (City Watch) Percent of Trips Made in Single Passenger Vehicles Decreases (LA Times) Hollywood ‘bike rider’ killer still at large (ABC7) Video Tour of New Redondo Beach Bike Path (SM Breeze) Farewell to Flexcar (LA … Continued
February 18, 2008
Bike Plan Stop 5: New York City
New York City offers perhaps the most prophetic glimpse into what the future may hold for bike/pedestrian projects and planning in the coming years. At the top levels of the government, there is a dedication to improving the lot for cyclists. DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, an avid cyclist, has surrounded herself with a dream team of alternative transportation advocates and has pushed forward with a lot of exciting projects even though she's been in office for less than a year. In just the last six months, new bike lanes have opened and major bike routes have been planned, for instance:
February 15, 2008
"Making Connections" Website Looks at Transportation for Two Communities
The programs offered by Livable Spaces aren't limited to their speaker's series, the group also does community and transportation planning for communities around the city. Currently, the group is chronicling their efforts in creating the needed bicycle and pedestrian connections for two neighborhoods surrounding the Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress Metro Gold Line Stations. Much more information about the project can be found at the projects website, which can be found here.
February 15, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Done Deal, Mayor Ignores Council Moves Ahead with Pico/Olympic Plan (Times, CBS2)
February 15, 2008
Bike Plan Stop 4: Mexico City
Like the other cities discussed this week, Mexico also has a bike lover as a Mayor. Last year, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard ordered a new Bike Master Plan and set a goal of tripling the mode share for cyclists in the next three years from .7% to 2%. The eventual goal of the plan is for mode share to stabilize at 5%
February 14, 2008
Council Holds Slimmed Down Pico/Olympic Plan
When an angry mob of westside business owners descends on city hall it can mean just one thing...it's time for another hearing of the Mayor's Pico/Olympic Plan.
February 14, 2008
Less People, Same Passion at Westside/Central Sector
Planned Westside and Central Sector Changes Last night the Westside/Central Sector Council for the Metro Board held their public hearing on Metro’s planned service cuts. The meeting wasn’t as well attended as the one I attended last week in the San Fernando Valley, but nearly everyone that attended the meeting testified and the outcry was … Continued
February 14, 2008