Month: August 2009
Streetsblog LA
As “Cash for Clunkers” Sputters, a Privately Funded Spinoff Picks Up
The U.S. DOT began signaling yesterday that it would bring the "cash for clunkers" program to an end amid growing unease from auto dealers about the government's slow pace of reimbursement and General Motors' decision to begin fronting "clunkers" repayments to its own salesmen.
August 20, 2009
As Metro Tries to Grow Rail Service, Controversies Grow with Them
Three potential Metro rail projects have been in the news recently, and two of them are being dogged by controversy as another continues to cruise during its early phases.
August 19, 2009
Crunching June Stimulus Numbers: Roads Create Pricier Jobs Than Transit
Transportation spending under the economic stimulus law created
close to 15,000 jobs in June, or three times as many as were created in
May, according to estimates released today by the U.S. DOT.
August 19, 2009
City Announces Meetings to Help Select Police Chief: We Need a Plan
Yesterday, the City announced the details of their outreach strategy to gather public input on the qualities that Angelenos want to see in their next police chief. In early September, the city will hold four public outreach meetings in the Valley, South L.A., the Westside and, as Zach Behrens notes, near the Eastside.
August 19, 2009
Know Your Transportation Lobbyists: Transit Beats Roads — Sort Of
Transportation lobbying is a complicated universe, in which multi-issue
environmental groups can be as active as organizations that exist only
to influence infrastructure decision-making.
August 19, 2009
Gauging a Transpo Bill’s Chances in the Senate
It remains to be seen whether lawmakers will move on a new long-term federal transportation bill
this year. If they do, what might the opposition look like, and how
will legislators react? These are the questions posed today by Yonah
Freemark at The Transport Politic.
August 19, 2009
September Eco-Home Tours
September is the perfect month to begin home improvement
projects that will provide benefits for the entire year. As students go back to school, the parents
they leave behind can begin to "green up" the home-front by creating
their own garden, re-creating their front yard so that it is more water
conserving and reducing their energy consumption. If this sounds good to you, but you don’t
know where to start; join us for a tour of the Eco-Home™ on Sunday, September
6th or Sunday, September 20th from 4:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.
August 18, 2009
Cartoon Tuesday: Take the Big Blue Bus to the Houston Airport
The Big Blue Bus is proudly sporting ads boasting of a new airport service. The new route provides quite an increase in service coverage for the agency because they aren't talking about service to the local airport in Santa Monica or to LAX; but service to the airport in Houston. Remarkably this service will cost riders only $15. What a bargain! I wonder how many stops there will be along the route. If they'll stop in Vegas, I bet a lot of Angelenos will be interested.
August 18, 2009