Month: October 2009
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Transport Policy Update: Senate to Pass 6-Month Extension This Week
Before week’s end, the Senate will pass a six-month extension of the nation’s four-year-old transportation law — setting the stage for another showdown with the House, where transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar remains on the fence about abandoning the push for a new long-term bill before 2010. (Photo: USGS.gov) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) … Continued
October 27, 2009
Gov. 2.0? Activists Mimic Bike Plan Site
The other day, I noticed that some of the stories reviewing the Draft Bike Plan on Streetsblog were receiving incoming links from what I thought was the city's Bike Plan Website. Given the strong critiques of the plan and the city, I was surprised that the City Planning would link to the pieces written by Stephen Box and Joe Linton.
October 27, 2009
Calling for Your Photos of Work Bikes
There’s still time to submit photos for our next slide show. We’re looking for pictures of bikes at work — hauling, delivering, getting the job done. International submissions are definitely welcome. The shot below, showing the Santa Cruz candy man on his way to hawk his wares on the boardwalk, captures the spirit perfectly. It … Continued
October 27, 2009
Gold Line Eastside Extension Set to Open 11/15. But Is Metro Ready to Party?
The start date is now November 15. Metro’s planning a party. Photo: Randall Fleming Metro has finally announced the opening day of the Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, which is Sunday August 15th The announcement states “Free rides on the entire Metro Gold Line from Pasadena to East Los Angeles will be … Continued
October 27, 2009
Leaders Need to Lead on Transit Funding
Today on Streetsblog Network member Greater Greater Washington,
David Alpert asks the multimillion-dollar question: Why do so many
politicians always say we have to "do something" about traffic, but not
about transit?
October 27, 2009
CA Poised to Reform Auto-Centric Level of Service Environmental Rules
California administrative rulemakers recently moved a step closer to reforming the section of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that has compelled cities to focus undue attention on the age-old Automobile Level of Service (LOS) threshold for impacts of new projects and has led to the construction of excess off-street parking.
October 26, 2009
How Bus Transit Can Help the Auto Industry
When Vice President Joe Biden visited
Minnesota's New Flyer bus company to tout the economic stimulus law's
$8.4 billion investment in transit, hopes were high for a boom in
cleaner-burning vehicle production -- which made for some bad press when the nationwide transit funding crunch forced New Flyer to lay off 13 percent of its workers.
October 26, 2009
Westside Subway Station Hearings
Metro To Hold Station Information Meetings for Westside Subway Extension
October 26, 2009
How Do Angelenos Travel?
The passage of Metro's Long Range Transportation Plan last week has helped heat up a national conversation about Los Angeles, how it grows, how it moves and the future of our Metropolis. Of course, Diane Meyer's "World Without a Car" exhibit has people locally thinking outside the auto; but others are picking up the conversation such as the Transport Politic and Think Progress' Matt Yglessias. However, that debate shows us one critical missing link in our transportation planning.
October 26, 2009