Cities and Climate Change: A Solutions Oriented Conference
This conference examines solutions to global warming. For more information email sustainablecities@college.usc.
Location:
University of Southern California
Davidson Conference Center
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Cities and Climate Change: A Solutions Oriented Conference
By Damien Newton |
This conference examines solutions to global warming. For more information email sustainablecities@college.usc.edu
Transportation Luminaries to Speak on Funding Crunch
By Damien Newton |
Next Thursday, the "LA County Transportation Funding Collaborative" will host It’s Time to Move LA, a conference addressing the pressing need LA County has to refuel our sagging transportation war chest. A wide range of speakers (everyone from Metro Chair Pam O’Conner to Streetsblog Favorite Donald Shoup) are scheduled to address a wide range of […]
LAPD Crackdowns and Complete Streets: City’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee Puts its Foot Down
By Roger Rudick |
Thursday afternoon, in a fluorescent-lit conference room on the third floor of the east building of City Hall, Sean Karmody, a police sergeant, addressed over 20 people at the Los Angeles City Pedestrian Advisory Committee about jaywalking tickets. He stressed that police traffic enforcement’s “biggest priority is to reduce hit and runs.” He also said […]
Schwarzenegger Proposes Making the 405 a Double Decker Freeway
By Damien Newton |
To the casual observer, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger seems like an environmental crusader. He signs anti-sprawl legislation, he sues the federal government over emission standards for automobiles, he flies around the world to attend greenhouse gas conferences. But to those of us that live here and have been working to clean and green our transportation system; […]
Opinion: The Autonomous Future of Public Transportation
By John Mirisch |
Applications within public transportation for driverless vehicle technology should be much more than an afterthought. Yet public transit agencies seem to be slow to recognize the potential of autonomous vehicles (AVs) which could literally revolutionize how we think about and use public transportation. Fortunately, cities around the U.S. are starting to understand the technology’s potential. […]
Help Stop Further State Cuts to Transit Operations
By Damien Newton |
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