Month: September 2009
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Have a Safe Labor Day Weekend, or See You Sunday
Streetsblog will not be publishing on Monday, however that doesn't mean you have to wait until Tuesday for your Livable Streets fix.
September 4, 2009
Bike Path Cleanup, New Parking Meter Attendents, and LADOT’s Organization: The Rest of Next Week’s Transportation Committee Agenda
Yesterday we reported on the ongoing debate over the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes, but that's hardly the only item of interest on next Wednesday's City Council Transportation Committee Agenda.
September 4, 2009
LaHood on Transport: ‘We Don’t Want to Pit One Mode … Against Another’
While Vice President Biden was giving a
candid take on cities' difficulties taking advantage of the economic
stimulus, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was giving a recovery
speech of his own in Chicago -- where he sent a message of transport
reform to an audience that might not have expected it.
September 4, 2009
CD 2 Canidate Mary Benson: Yay Bicyclists and Pedestrians!
She may not have filled out our CD 2 Candidate Questionaire, but fresh from his trip to Austrailia Stephen Box brings us this video of Benson rallying to the virtues of biking and walking in L.A. To the cheers of supporters, Benson says:
September 4, 2009
Intercity Trains: How Good Do Connections Need to Be?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we return to the question of connectivity -- or, to translate it out of transpo jargon, how to get there from here.
September 4, 2009
More People, Less Driving: The Imperative of Curbing Sprawl
Experience with case studies has made it clear to many urban
planners and environmentalists that to maximize the benefits of transit
investments, and to slow growth in traffic congestion, vehicle miles
traveled (VMT), and carbon emissions, you have to focus on land use.
September 3, 2009
Feds Still Forcing Transit Agencies to Bow to Private Charter Buses
Streetsblog Capitol Hill reported yesterday
that the U.S. DOT would end a Bush-era mandate to reward new transit
projects for using private contractors -- but a similar
pro-privatization rule for bus service remains in effect, preventing
local transit agencies from competing with private charter companies.
September 3, 2009
The Park(ing) Day Ride: Downtown Santa Monica to Downtown L.A.
While parks continue to be added to the Park(ing) Day map for the big day on September 18, there are enough parks listed that we can begin to sketch out the route for the Park(ing) Day ride. The point of this ride is just to view the spaces that people are setting up, picture it a giant Easter Egg hunt through Santa Monica, the Wishire Corridor, East Hollywood and the Downtown.
September 3, 2009