Month: November 2008
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Today’s Headlines
Battle Lines Drawn on NBC Universal (Bottleneck Blog) At White House, Obama Asks Bush to Bail Out Car Makers (NYT) Obama Admin to Include Office of Urban Policy (WaPo via Grist) Driving to Lunch Creates Third Rush Hour in Tyson’s Corner, VA (WaPo) San Fernando Opens Trolley (aka Really Nice Bus) Service (Daily News) Driver … Continued
November 11, 2008
Bus Bench Blogger Arrested for Taking Pictures at Pershing Square
Picture Was Taken in 2005, Before the L.A.S.D Decided Taking Pictures in a Public Space Was Illegal Think you had a bad week last week? Unless you’re Panasonic Youth, you probably didn’t have as bad a week as Randall “Bus Tard” Fleming. Fleming, one of the prolific writers at the Bus Bench was approached by … Continued
November 10, 2008
“Creek Freak” Previews Upcoming Add-Ons to LA River Bike Trail
Riders Head North on Current Segment of LA River Bike Trail
November 10, 2008
Pelosi, Reid and Emanuel Push for Carmaker Bailout
Cadillac assembly line replica at the Detroit Historical Museum Over the weekend, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate urged the Bush administration to extend financial aid intended for Wall Street to struggling domestic carmakers, a move that could have the support of President-elect Obama. The Times reports that on Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi … Continued
November 10, 2008
Share Your National Vision With the President-Elect
With the Obama administration indicating that it may counter the current economic slowdown with much-needed infrastructure investment, Transportation for America has issued a letter calling for the president-elect to "lay the groundwork for a clean-energy future that is less dependent on oil."
November 10, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Don’t Celebrate Measure R’s Passage Just Yet (Bottleneck Blog) Dem Leaders Insist on Propping Up Detroit With Bailout Funds; Obama May Agree (NYT, NYT) Al Gore Urges Obama to Speed Development of Plug-in Hybrids (NYT) Robert Reich: Ambitious Infrastructure Spending Needed to Turn Around Economy (TPM) Reasons to Be Happy Obama Chose Emanuel (Streetsblog) Higher … Continued
November 10, 2008
Cycling Victim Seeks Help Finding Driver from Hit and Run
The Above Sign Was Made by Friends and Co-Workers of the Victim
November 7, 2008
Metro Schedules Community Meetings on Wilshire BRT
We Won't Have to Worry About Local Buses on Rapid Routes after Wilshire Get's BRT
November 7, 2008
Bike-Hating Rep. Patrick McHenry Fends Off Challenger
Congresswoman-elect Kathy Dahlkemper overcame ridicule for her "wacky" notion that Pennsylvanians should try walking and cycling. But down in western North Carolina, voters returned Rep. Patrick McHenry -- shown here mocking, and misrepresenting, the federal bike commuter tax benefit -- to Washington.
November 7, 2008