Day: February 20, 2009
Streetsblog LA
CPUC Decision: Ped. Bridge for Farmdale but not for Foshay
Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finally released its twice delayed, two-years in the making, decision regarding whether or not to allow Phase I of the Expo Line be constructed at grade past Dorsey High School and the Foshay Learning Center. The ruling clears the way for Phase I of the Expo project to be completed by 2010.
February 20, 2009
Advocates Launch Effort to Restore State Transit Funding
California
transit advocates have begun organizing a strategy to move legislation
through Sacramento that would dedicate a steady, long-term state
revenue source for public transit and prevent future budget writers
from raiding it.
February 20, 2009
Meet the New White House Director of Urban Affairs
Here's newly appointed White House director of Urban Affairs Adolfo
Carrión back in his Bronx Borough President days, striking a pose with
Transportation Alternatives' Noah Budnick in 2006. The picture was
snapped on Bike to Work Day, which Carrión observed every year by
sponsoring a ride.
February 20, 2009
Streetsblog Interview: Obamathon Man
Today we’re interviewing Drew Reed the writer/editor of the
popular blog “Obamathon Man.” Reed
traveled across the country with his brother to see the inauguration of Barack
Obama and stopped at several places along the way to blog about their
transportation and what he saw. A Long
Beach resident, Reed has developed some strong opinions about the state of
transit and transportation in Los Angeles and the country in general.
February 20, 2009
The Definition of Speeding Shouldn’t Be Relative
Streetsblog Network member blog Greater Greater Washington
has been ramping up coverage of crashes that result in pedestrian and
cyclist injuries and fatalities (they've got a new safety beat
reporter, Stephen Miller), and in a recent post they highlighted the
car-centric thinking of local law enforcement:
February 20, 2009
Today’s Headlines
State to Transit: Take a Hike (Bottleneck Blog) But Metro Says Everything is Fine (Curbed LA) Fifth District Candidates Talk Expo… (Times) …and Mayoral Candidates Talk Subway to the Sea (Times) CBS 2 Gets Religion on Congestion Parking What Next for High Speed Rail Stimulus Funds? (NYT) Thoughts on Pasadena’s Bike Master Plan Meetings (Amateur … Continued
February 20, 2009