Month: July 2008

LAist Scorns, Later Praises, Rosendahl’s Handling of Mandeville Canyon Crash  Goodbye MetroRider, See You Soon?  Bush Won’t Ask Americans to Conserve Gas (Politico) Feds Fund Metro Turnstiles, Riders Now Safe from Terrorists (Bottleneck Blog, Daily News)  Port Fee Aimed at Reducing Pollution (Times)  Drunk Hollywood Driver Snags Two Murder Charges (Times)  UFC’s Rampage Arrested for … Continued

Far be it from me to disagree with an elected representative of the people, but the time for word smithing is past.  As the midnight deadline approaches, the Senate is again dithering while a needed regional project sits on the drawing board.  Anyone surprised by the most recent State Senate Stall isn't paying close attention.  Officials in Sacramento have repeatedly show scorn for alternative transportation, be it the continual robbing of "dedicated transportation taxes" or using parochial concerns to threaten this fall's proposed sales tax ballot measure, and the voter's right to decide transportation issues for themselves.

Last night, Councilman Rosendahl's Task Force on bicycle safety issues a in Mandeville Canyon met for the first time. Occasional Streetsblog contributer Kent Strumpell was there, and offers these notes from the meeting. Some of the highlights include many points of agreement between the community and the cyclists and that there will be a public community forum sometime this fall.

Road Sage Shows How Density Creates Traffic (Times) CHP Hands Out 2500 Cell Phone Violations (Daily News) More Taxis for LA? (LAist via Bottleneck Blog) LA Needs Plan to Regulate Billboards (Daily News) Development at Metro Rail Stations Topic at Next CAC Meeting (CAC) Ridership Up for Foothill Transit (Bottleneck Blog) Man in Wheelchair Struck, … Continued

Usually meets the 3rd Saturday of every month. Join us for a light breakfast at 9:30 AM.Meeting starts at 10:00 AM

The Tribune reports that the Chicago Transit Authority is studying Cleveland's new Bus Rapid Transit service, called the Health Line, as it prepares to launch its own BRT lines next year.