Month: July 2008
Streetsblog LA
Bike Unfriendly Place of the Week: Dodger Stadium
We've written before about some of the problems those brave few who bike to Dodger Stadium face. This year we found that a bike rack had been installed and hoped things would be better. After some decent early reviews from myself and the Militant Angeleno we discovered the biggest flaw with the new bike parking was nobody in the security and parking staff knew where it was and there was no mention of it on the Dodger website.
July 25, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Sales Tax Plan Moves Forward (Times, Daily News, Pasadena Star News, Angelinic, KNBC) Teamsters Reject Domestic Drilling as Energy Solution (Gristmill) Tom LaBonge Leads “Positively 4th Street” Ride (MetBlogs) Drivers Having Trouble Hanging Up (Daily News) Columnist Misses the Steroids in Bike Racing (Times) SF Pol Proposes Car-Free Market Street (SF Chron via Planetizen)
July 25, 2008
Metro Board Passes Sales Tax Proposal
Asm. Mike Feuer and Boardmember Richard Katz Chat With the Press After Tax Proposal Passes
July 24, 2008
Festival of Lights Meeting Tonight
Speaking of Tom LaBonge…earlier in the month Streetsblog reported on the efforts to overturn the city’s ban on bicycles during the Festival of Lights in Griffith Park. Tonight, activists will have another opportunity to urge the DWP to follow the state law prohibiting banning of bicycles from a public space at a meeting about the … Continued
July 24, 2008
How to Ease Pain at the Pump Without Deepening Oil Dependence
As the drumbeat for domestic drilling grows louder, can the Democratic leadership come up with a better alternative than tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? Over at the Huffington Post, Shelley Poticha and Geoff Anderson of Transportation for America propose a few ideas that will actually pay dividends. Pols who are serious about reducing the impact of high gas prices should listen up:
July 24, 2008
Today’s Headlines
IMBY’ism Could Doom Sales Tax (Times) Villaraigosa Editorial: Why You Want This Tax (Times) Transportation Panel Ok’s HOT Lanes (Bottleneck Blog) Google Offer Walking Directions (LAist) Higher Gas Prices = Safer Roads (AP) City Promises Faster Traffic by LAX (LAist) Bike Boom Helps Portland Ride Out Spike in Gas Prices (NPR)
July 24, 2008
Wiki Wednesday: Vehicle-Miles Traveled
In the second installment of our serialized tour through StreetsWiki, we turn to DianaD's entry on Vehicle-Miles Traveled:
July 23, 2008
Robert Novak Cited in Possible Hit-and-Run
Politico is reporting that conservative columnist Robert Novak, a.k.a. "The Prince of Darkness," hit a 66-year-old pedestrian with his black Corvette this morning in Washington D.C. and then drove away.
July 23, 2008