Day: June 20, 2008
Streetsblog LA
New Group Calls for Greenway Along Proposed Expo Line
A rendering of the Proposed Greenway
June 20, 2008
Metro Board Chair O’Connor Returns To Call-In TV
Due
to the overwhelming response to her first Metro Live TV call-in show,
Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor will take to the air waves again Wednesday
night, June 25, to promote live public discussion of LA County's mobility
future.
June 20, 2008
Bike Boulevards Coming to Long Beach
It’s roughly 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles to downtown Long Beach, but the thinking when it comes to urban planning is light years apart. First came Long Beach’s bike share program. Then came a city bike plan. Now comes Bike Boulevards. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that Long Beach officials are planning two new … Continued
June 20, 2008
The Times Giveth and the Times Taketh Away
Fresh off the news that the Times was bringing back the Bottleneck Blog came the news that my favorite Times blog, the fabulous Emerald City, was closing down effective tomorrow, June 21. Emerald City managed to transcend being a blog about environmentalism to being a daily guide on how everyone can clean up their lives in ways that were hip and fun. Along the way, it also became one of the places on the 'Net I visited every day.
June 20, 2008
Today’s Headlines
10,000 People Dump the Pump in OC (Bottleneck Blog) Goodbye Megabus, Hello California Shuttle Bus (Newswire, LAist) Traffic Cameras Making Life Safer in Costa Mesa (Register) Metrolink Sets One Day Record (Times) LA Courts Dealing Faster with Traffic Tickets (Daily News) City West Wants Historic Lamps Lit (angelinic) Driver, 18, Killed in Car Flip Over … Continued
June 20, 2008