Day: February 9, 2009
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From Biking in LA: The Pedestrian Free Crosswalk
Via BikinginLA, the above image captures so much of what is wrong with pedestrian planning in Los Angeles:
February 9, 2009
Boxer Amendment Requires NEPA Review for Stimulus Projects
The final draft of the Senate's economic recovery bill will require all projects funded by the stimulus to
have approval under the National Environmental Protection
Act, or NEPA. Sponsored by Barbara Boxer, the NEPA amendment was adopted late Thursday (full text after the jump) following
Republican attempts to exempt highway projects from environmental oversight.
February 9, 2009
Pushing Planning Boundries in Santa Monica with James Rojas
(editor's note: This story is written by James Rojas, who's sustainable transportation models have been featured here at least three times in the past. His most recent model, one of a Santa Monica geared towards cyclists and pedestrians, can be viewed at the 18th Street Art Gallery in Santa Monica until March 27 as part of the Shangri L.A. exhibit.)
February 9, 2009
Streetsblog.net Contrarian Thinking: Against Transportation
As the two chambers of the Congress haggle over the stimulus plan (see The Transport Politic's
handy comparison of transpo-related spending in the House and Senate
bills), we'll take a moment to step back and look at the bigger
picture, courtesy of Streetsblog Network member blog Where. They have a post entitled "Against Transportation" that poses these questions:
February 9, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Deal Reached on Stimulus; House-Senate Negotiations Imminent (NYT, HuffPo, News) Where the House and Senate Stim Bills Differ on Transit (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net) Senate Gives Handout to Auto Industry While Shortchanging Transit (Globe) SacBee: Transit Cuts Will Hurt Riders and Air Quality Caltrans Cuts Could Cost Cali 70,000 Jobs (SGV Tribune) Blumenauer: Republicans Attack … Continued
February 9, 2009