Month: October 2009
Streetsblog LA
GOPers Re-Name the Climate Bill Again: Now It’s a ‘Gas Tax’!
Seven months after first trying to re-brand congressional climate change legislation as an “energy tax,” Senate Republicans were back at it today with a new report and op-ed that attempts to expose the climate bill as a “$3.6 trillion gas tax.” Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) (Photo: GOP Lounge) Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and … Continued
October 21, 2009
Job Announcement: Safe Routes to Schools National Partnership Looking for SoCal Manager
This morning a job announcement appeared in my Inbox from the non-profit that works on Safe Routes to Schools Issues across the country. Given the somewhat deplorable state of our city's efforts to apply for Safe Routes grants, this position could be a game changer for those working to make travel to Los Angeles' schools safer, cleaner, and more sustainable. A copy of the announcement is below, and a link to the full application can be found at the end of the article:
October 21, 2009
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: California Doing the Most
As Congress continues to debate climate change legislation that would include energy efficiency measures, states are already making progress in reducing the consumption of vehicles, utilities, and other fuel users.
October 21, 2009
Welcome to the Blogroll: Steve Hymon, Fred “Camino” and The Source
When Metro first announced it was going to open its own blog, the first questions everyone had were "who will be writing it," and "will they be independent or just Metro public relations officers." Given the choice of the writers they selected, the same two writers I would have picked if i were them, I think we have our answer. From the press release:
October 21, 2009
Jaywalking as a Marker of Livable Streets
Today on the Streetsblog Network, a couple of very thought-provoking posts.
October 21, 2009
Cartoon Tuesday: A Little Inspiration from the Netherlands
Just in case I thoroughly depressed our cyclist readers with the overview of the timeline for the Draft Bike Plan, I wanted to provide some inspiration in the form of some funny and inspiring bike commercials from the Netherlands. H/t to Dave Feucht of the Streetsblog.net discussion group.
October 20, 2009
Streets Notes for the Upcoming Bike Plan Meetings
Starting on Thursday, the City of Los Angeles will hold the first of five "official" public meetings on the Draft Bike Plan that was released for public viewing after some draft maps were released earlier this summer. It's been a long road for the Bike Plan from the scoping meetings held in February of 2008 and a process that has brought a groundswell of hope and the seeds of change in other cities has been one full of anger, accusations and a near complete lack of trust.
October 20, 2009
Think Tank Responds to Report on Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuels: Yawn
The National Academy of Science’s new report on the hidden health costs of U.S. reliance on fossil fuels has generated high-profile media coverage around the country, most of it focusing on the $62 billion annual estimate for coal rather than the $56 billion projection for vehicles. (Photo: SILive.com) But Greenwire’s write-up is particularly interesting, if … Continued
October 20, 2009
Get an HSR Routing Primer Before Scoping Hearings Begin Tomorrow
Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the plethora of meetings on various
projects such as the Crenshaw, Expo Phase II, Wilshire BRT, Harbor Subdivision,
Gold Line eastside Phase II, Westside Subway Extension, Regional
Connector now occurring or upcoming?
October 20, 2009