Month: September 2009

(Editor's note: One of the drawbacks of the timing of things is I have been unable to add anything to the coverage of the Mobility 21 conference that occurred earlier this week.  Leaders from the freight industry, ports, car-lobby and government leaders held a summit on Monday to get together and talk about what they think needs to be done to fix our transportation system.  Fortunately, there was a lot of coverage in the media, Steve Hymon served as the conference's official blogger/twitterer and So.CA.TA.'s  Dana Gabbard wrote a lengthy review, which you can find below.)

A 10 percent annual increase in U.S. transit ridership would reduce CO2 emissions by 180 million tons each year, taking the nation halfway to the target set by the House climate change bill within three years, according to a report [PDF] released today by Environment America and the Coalition for Smarter Growth.

People see bicycles and bicycle infrastructure in a lot of different ways. In New York, for instance, some politicians and business owners seem to view bike lanes and the people who ride in them as somehow dangerous for small businesses.

Get more headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.

The city of Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard Bus-Only Lane project took another step forward at this morning's full city council hearing. The project would implement peak-hour bus-only lanes from Pico Union to Santa Monica. It's calculated to speed bus times by about 25%. More information at Metro's project website.

Bikes on the Governors Island Ferry in New York City. Photo by Benjamin Running. We need your help. We want to see what you’re seeing when you’re out there on the streets of America, and we’re going to be asking you to send us your pictures on specific themes in the weeks to come. This … Continued

The Exposition Construction Authority (Expo) invites you to a community meeting to provide an update on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for Phase 2 of the Expo Line project.

Shape the future of transit in the Crenshaw Corridor.  An environmental document that explores transit improvements including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) is now available for your review and input. (This document is formally known as a Draft Environmental Impact Statement / Report or DEIS/DEIR.)   

Photo, by Joe Linton, from the L.A. Taxi Workers Alliance protest at City Hall in August The agenda for this Wednesday’s Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee includes an important hearing on the future of Los Angeles’ taxi system. As is evident in cities throughout the world, taxis can play an important role in providing a healthy … Continued