Month: August 2009
Streetsblog LA
Obama Administration Touts Nation’s First All-Electronic Toll Road in N.C.
The U.S. DOT dispatched Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez to North Carolina yesterday to kick off construction of the $1 billion Triangle Expressway, the state’s first toll road and the nation’s first to use per-mile electronic tolling. The scene at yesterday’s N.C. toll road groundbreaking. (Photo: WRAL) The highway was financed by a package of … Continued
August 13, 2009
It Actually Makes a Difference Where a Train Station Is Built
Congratulations, it looks like your city is going to be getting high-speed rail service.
August 13, 2009
Stephen Colbert’s Tips for Drivers and Cyclists
You know an issue has hit the mainstream when it's mocked on the Daily Show or the Colbert Report.
August 12, 2009
Electric Cars and the Future of the Gas Tax
GM's highly publicized claim to triple-digit fuel efficiency for its new Chevy Volt has sparked a debate over the solidity of the estimate as well as the lack of charging stations where non-garage-owners could charge a Volt. But another byproduct of the rise of electric vehicles is getting less attention: its effect on the nation's transportation funding crisis.
August 12, 2009
Transport Construction Industry Mobilizes for Oberstar’s Bill
Acrimonious opposition to health care reform has become
the biggest political story of an otherwise sleepy August, but that
doesn't mean grassroots lobbying on the House's six-year transportation
bill has evaporated.
August 12, 2009
Welcome to the Blogroll: Bus Riders Union
Last month, the Bus Riders Union quietly opened its own blog to further push its advocacy efforts online. While there's nothing that is technilogically amazing about the blog, if anyone remembers what the BRU's website looked like two years ago when I first arrived or last year during the "No on the Six" campaign, it's nice to see a more professional looking website with regular updates.
August 12, 2009
Northridge West Neighborhood Council Rejects DOT’s Plans for Reseda
A quick update on yesterday's Northridge West Neighborhood Council meeting from Los Angeles Bike Advisory Committee Chair Glenn Bailey.
August 12, 2009
“No More Cars” vs. “Not More Cars”
Today on the Streetsblog Network, David Alpert at Greater Greater Washington
counters the accusation that, just because he believes in less
autocentric development, he hates cars. In an extremely eloquent and
thoughtful post, Alpert makes the distinction between "no more cars"
and "not more cars":
August 12, 2009