Month: August 2009
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Today’s Headlines
Today’s Times Puff Piece on the Efforts to Clean the Ports. No Mention of VMT. Sac. Bee Columnist Really Wants More Highway Expansion, Especially on the 710 Goodmon: How Can Villaraigosa Call for Transit Unity When He’s Shafting South L.A.? (Fix Expo) Scag Boss: Just Because There Is a Recession, There’s No Need to Stop … Continued
August 24, 2009
Streetscast: Alfredo Hernandez, East Hollywood and Park(ing) Day
Alfredo Hernandez is one of those Angelenos who makes
this city a better place to live but manages to fly under the radar of most
people’s consciousness. Professionally,
Hernandez works with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, a non-profit that
works with low and middle income communities to bring open space projects to
the community.
August 21, 2009
Bike Lanes Appear on Myra Avenue
All Photos by Joe Linton. View more at the end of the article, after the jump. On the L.A. Department of Transportation’s (LADOT’s) June 2009 Bike Lanes Project Status report, made famous for Reseda Boulevard bike lane issues, line 10 gives a status on new bike lanes planned for Myra Avenue from Fountain Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard. The project length is … Continued
August 21, 2009
Jay Leno Plays Vehicular Manslaughter for Laughs
According to Movieline (via New York Mag),
Jay Leno's new prime time show, set to debut on NBC in September,
hasn't exactly been generating a lot of buzz. But since nothing says
funny like a grisly hit-and-run, this promo, co-starring Fred Armisen
of "Saturday Night Live," should turn things around.
August 21, 2009
Wanted: Streets Designed for All
Picking up on a thread from earlier this week on how street design can be used to prevent high-speed crashes in dense urban environments, today on the Network we hear from Streetsblog New York regular “Andy B from Jersey,” via WalkBikeJersey Blog. On a recent drive along the Jersey shore, Andy found Route 35 packed … Continued
August 21, 2009
D.C. City Government Considers “Cash for Close-in Urban Living”
The nation's capital is proposing to use money from the Obama
administration's economic stimulus law for a pilot program that would
give grants of up to $3,000 for suburban commuters to move closer to
transit or their place of work.
August 21, 2009
Streetscast: Emily Gabel Luddy
In 2006, the City of Los Angeles opened the Urban Design Studio in the Planning Department to create what the LA Downtown News referred to as "Special Places" but what Streetsbloggers would call Livable Streets. Basically the studio, which currently consists of two full-time staff members and many volunteer interns, was responsible for turning Los Angeles into a beautiful city.
August 20, 2009
Streetsblog.net Back-to-School Season Brings Bike-to-School Bans
As schools across the country open their doors for another year,
Robert Ping of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership says
students are increasingly facing "bans" against walking and biking to
campus. Network member BikePortland.org reports:
August 20, 2009
LADOT: A Mile of New Reseda Boulevard Bike Lanes in September
At last night's meeting of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council (NENC,) the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) announced their plans to install nearly a mile of new bike lanes on Reseda Boulevard in September 2009. The announcement was made by LADOT's Principal Transportation Engineer for Valley Traffic Operations, Alan Willis. The new bikeway will extend from Devonshire Street to San Fernando Mission Road.
August 20, 2009