Month: June 2008
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Today’s Headlines
Climate Bill Voted Down (Grist, Carbon Tax Blog) LA Falls from 10th to 17th in Measure of Urban Wealth Worldwide (Daily News) Transportation Bill Includes Disney-Vegas Maglev Study (Daily Breeze) Foothill Extension Also Sees Federal Dollars (Whittier Daily News) Gas and Oil Prices Up Again (Times) Sitting in Traffic Taking a Psychic Toll (Times) Bus … Continued
June 9, 2008
Republicans Stop Feuer’s Efforts to Lower Sales Tax Threshold
Assemblyman Mike Feuer finds himself back in the news this week. All four of his legislative bills written to help L.A. County raise transit funds have cleared the Assembly and he was featured in a recent story aired nationally on National Public Radio. However, when partisan politics becomes involved with policy, bad things can happen.
June 6, 2008
National Transit Union Proposes a Smart Fuel Subsidy
Tired of hearing about gas tax holidays, bridge toll suspensions, and rebates for drivers? Here's a policy proposal that will actually improve commutes, not just encourage trips by car: subsidizing fuel for transit systems.
June 6, 2008
Bike Advisory Committee’s Recommendations on Bike Master Plan
Earlier this week I posted an article on the reforms coming to the city's official Bike Advisory Committee which implied that the BAC was out of touch and didn't do very much. Not surprisingly, some members of the committee took exception to that characterization.
June 6, 2008
“My Next Vehicle Will Be a Bicycle”
Like media outlets everywhere, CNNMoney.com is reporting with greater frequency on rising fuel prices, with headlines like "Six fixes for pricey gasoline" and "Bad news for Detroit: Miles per gallon." In a recent online poll, the financial website asked a question that is surely on the minds of many Americans: "The next vehicle I buy will be...?" In the non-random sample of 42,275 respondents, more people said they are leaning towards a bike than a truck or SUV.
June 6, 2008
Today’s Headlines
CA Senate Worries about “Unexpected” Cost of High Speed Rail (NBC 11) City of LA Loses Money on Red Light Camera Program (Times) Subway to the Sea Q and A (Bottleneck Blog) DASH Driver’s Expected to Ratify New Contract (Daily News) San Gabriel Assemblyman Named Transportation Committee Chair (Red County) Oregon Gov Bikes (Partially) to … Continued
June 6, 2008
Community Beautification Grant Workshop
Learn how to get $10,000 for a neighborhood project at your local
June 5, 2008
Imagining A Sustainable Downtown through a Model Building Excercise
As part of Downtown's LA Open House, James Rojas will create a sustainable model for downtown LA. Imagining
Downtown is a weekend long interactive public project inviting
participants to imagine, and develop innovative land use and
transportation elements in a model form based on their personal
experiences. Participants will be provided with a medley of recycled materials,
and invited to create their ideal urban form on an oversized plat of
Downtown LA.
June 5, 2008
Last Day to Register Online for LACBC’s River Ride
Today is the last day to register online for Los Angeles’ most popular bike event, the 8th Annual Los Angeles River Ride. You can register at the event, but due to the popularity of the River Ride and limited space it’s probably best to register online today if you’re interested but not already signed up. … Continued
June 5, 2008