Month: July 2008
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Today’s Headlines
SFV Businesses Wants Red Line Extended to Burbank Airport (Bottleneck Blog) AAA Spokesperson: Gas Prices Not Really Changing Holiday Travel (Daily News) More on Good Metroquette (LAist) Gentrification Study: Hipsters Effects Overblown (Time via Curbed) Cops Net Stolen Van, Crazy Person During Cell Phone Bust (Times) The Liposuction Solution to Oil Dependence (SF Gate)
July 3, 2008
From the Comments Section: CHP and KNBC Endanger Pedestrians
From the comments section, Streetsblogger M reported yesterday that in their rush to get footage of traffic KNBC, with an assist from the CHP, blocked the sidewalk forcing pedestrians onto an unsafe piece of LA roadways. It's great that California's hands free requirement went into effect yesterday, but couldn't we think of a better way to celebrate than endangering walkers?
July 2, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Car Sales Plummet in June (CNN, NYT) Car Commute Times Getting Shorter in LA County (Times) Cops Enforcing Cell Phone Laws (Daily News) Car Strikes Motorcycle Cop (Times) High Gas Prices Spark Interest in Adult Bike Lessons (Boston Globe) It’s Official: Denmark Is the World’s Happiest Nation (Evening Standard) Bikes on a Train! Also Sharrows … Continued
July 2, 2008
Pedestrian Safety Design Workshop
The City of Long
Beach has been selected to host a two-day pedestrian workshop. This is
an opportunity for us to work with two of the country's top pedestrian
safety experts in a workshop in which participants will learn of
engineering measures that will make our community a safer and more
pleasant place to walk. I hope you will be able to participate in this
workshop. Continental breakfast will be provided both days, but lunch
is on your own. For a description and agenda, and to register for the
conference, please go to the following link and click "Register":
July 1, 2008
Environmentalist Night at Dodger Stadium
The Dodgers are playing the Atlanta Braves. Organized
by the LA League of Conservation Voters and GREEN LA, please contact me
with the number of seats you desire. The seats cost $15 per person (got
a good a discount on group seating – usually sells for $28 per ticket). Contact Jonathan Parfrey at (310) 453-3611 or jparfrey@libertyhill.orgfor more information.
July 1, 2008