Month: June 2008
Streetsblog LA
CALTRANS Considering New Bike Signs
CALTRANS Is Considering Replacing the Share the Road Signs Will new signage help make the road more safe for cyclists? That’s the question being pondered by state officials working to replace “Share the Road” signs with more clear signage. Cyclists have long complained that “Share the Road” was a vague statement and was often misinterpreted … Continued
June 24, 2008
Ad Nauseam: Auto Zone, or Twilight Zone?
This Auto Zone ad is one for the ages. The dark ages.
June 24, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Train Arrival Information Vanishes from LCD Screens (Militant Angeleno) Assembly Transportation Committee OK’s Private Funding for 710 Tunnel (Star News) Walkable Urban Living: The New American Dream? (Smart Growth News) WEHO OK’s Biking on Sidewalk (Weho News) LA to SF Bus Service Cut to $5 (Times) Rail Rider’s Union Calls for Doubled Subway Funding (Boi … Continued
June 24, 2008
Coming Soon:Free Bus Rides to Dodger Stadium
The #4 Metro Bus Currently Rides Close to the Stadium, but There's Still the Walk up the Hill
June 23, 2008
Hundreds Show Up to Discuss “Destiny of the Valley”
Stephen Box reports that last weekend's "Destiny in the Valley" conference, hosted by the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council, was a success. When a community comes out in force to discuss fixing their neighborhood through an improved and integrated transportation network, government agencies and elected officials take notice.
June 23, 2008
Metro Uses TV’s to Provide Next-Train Information
The Militant Angeleno was on his horse this weekend, beating both Streetsblog and MetroRider to break the news that at long last Metro is providing next train information on the LCD screens found in the subways. The general consensus around the Internet is "that's great!...But..."
June 23, 2008
Georgia Governor Comes Around on Commuter Rail
Display of Georgia progress at the Welcome Center on I-85, near the South Carolina border
June 23, 2008