Month: July 2008

Battle Over Metro’s Sales Tax Already Hot (Bottleneck Blog)  Good Reviews for Dodger Shuttle (Times, BlogDowntown, Militant Angeleno)  Expo’s CPUC Hearing Moved to LA (City Watch)  Businesses Hate Parking Meter Increae (Downtown News)  This Walking Thing Is Pretty Cool! (Times)  Streetsblog Favorite Tom Vanderbilt Writes on Traffic Safety and What Drivers Know (Times)  Walkable Cities … Continued

The Los Angeles Urban Rangers are pleased to announce:

While I give Google Walking a thumbs up, it comes with the usual caveat that it's not a replacement for local knowledge.  If you're using it for a new place, make sure to have a backup plan in case local conditions aren't reflected by the map.  After all, this is just a Beta launch.

The House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would provide emergency funding to local transit systems facing simultaneous increases in ridership and fuel costs. The legislation is now stalled in the Senate. The Bush Administration has made clear their distaste for funding mass transit operating costs. They say they don't want local transit systems to become dependent on federal subsidies. Meanwhile, when it comes to subsidizing Midwestern farmers and the operating costs of America's fleet of private motor vehicles... well, here's how Michael Daly of the Daily News summed it up in his column yesterday:

Explore the Popular Art Scene on Spring and Main Streets.

The Los Angeles Urban Rangers are pleased to announce:

The Los Angeles Urban Rangers are pleased to announce:

Last Friday of every month in hundreds of cities around the world, cyclists, roller bladers, boarders, etc…come together for a festive rolling celebration. It’s an organized coincidence with no leaders and no set agenda. People come together for many reasons, to assert their right to cleaner air, less congestion, safer roads, and to celebrate and … Continued

Come out on a sunny Sunday to bike and see some impressive sights. Dorothy Le will be leading an ride around Silver Lake and Echo Park that focuses on the architectural gems of Los Angeles’ East Side. It will look so good and feel so Wright!