Day: April 22, 2008

Drawing on Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative's unparalleled track record of revitalizing diverse areas, this exciting event gathers and trains neighborhood leaders and community stakeholders, providing a critical opportunity for dialogue and information sharing. POTENTIAL WORKSHOP TOPICS: How to Bring a Grocery Store to Your Community California Friendly Landscape and Irrigation Bike Paths in Los Angeles CALots and Neighborhood Mapping Historic Preservation: Revitalizing Broadway Cleaning Up or Closing Down Nuisance Businesses.  Register now at www.lani.orgor call 213 627-1822 ext. 20

 From Japan Probe via Gizmodo comes this video of an automated underground bike garage at a Tokyo commuter train station. For a single-use fee of 100 yen (about $1) or 1,800 yen for a monthly pass, customers roll their bikes onto a platform and use a control panel to have them whisked away to a rack within the 9,400 spot facility. The video shows that it takes the system 23 seconds to retrieve the reporter's bike. (As our tipster noted, if you liked "Brazil," you'll love this clip.)

LA vs SF in Battle for Greenest City (Times) East LA College Unveils Massive Solar Carport (Daily News) Or Is Parking Hurting LA? (Metro Rider) Wilshire Boulevard Closed Today (LAist) Metrolink’s Green Train (Bottleneck Blog) Housing Slump Linked to Long Commutes (NPR)  DC Looks to Shoulder Bus Lanes for Congestion Relief (WaPo via Planetizen) UK … Continued