Day: December 9, 2009
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Diagram for Route 2 “Hybrid” Option Unveiled Before Tomorrow’s Metro Vote
Ten years ago, when the Route 2 Terminus Project was first conceived, it had some progressive goals. Among them was the goal of slowing down traffic on the Route 2 flyover that dumps traffic on Glendale Boulevard so that pedestrians on Glendale Boulevard would be better able to use the street in a safe manner. Until earlier this summer Metro, the lead agency on the project, and the Echo Park Community were working together on the project. However, once Metro's partner agencies got involved, the partnership turned sour and the Echo Park Community Action Committee is now saying that it might be better to return the funds for the project rather than go forward.
December 9, 2009
A Message from Copenhagen: Climate Plan Must Include Walkable Urbanism
At
a panel discussion yesterday at the Copenhagen climate summit, American
policymakers and transit experts delivered a clear message: Walkable
urban development must be part of any effective plan to reduce global
greenhouse gas emissions. Thanks to the magic of live webcasts, I can
relay a few highlights for Streetsblog readers.
December 9, 2009
More Sharrows Appear, This Time in Glendale
Hermosa Beach and N.E.L.A. aren't the only parts of Los Angeles County to recently see Sharrows installed on their streets. Don't worry Glendale residents, these Sharrows were put down by the city so they won't be removed within two months.
December 9, 2009
Heavyweights Gather to Discuss Mayor’s Ten Year Measure R Proposal
Monday Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Move LA and the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art are co-sponsoring a public meeting on Strategies to Accelerate
the Development of the Wilshire Subway and Other Measure R Projects in
Los Angeles County--What You Can Do to Help Implement the Measure R
30-Year Plan in 10 Years! The meeting will be held at the Museum's Brown Auditorium, in the Art of the
Americas building off the Central Court. The Museum is at 5905 Wilshire
Bl. just east of Fairfax.
December 9, 2009
Livable Streets All-Stars, Blumenauer and Sadik-Khan, Launch Cities for Cycling
Addressing a packed house in Washington last night, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus, posed a Zen-like 'universalist cyclist question'.
December 9, 2009
Streetcars and Street Design
This morning on the Streetsblog Network, Yonah Freemark at The Transport Politic
talks about streetcar plans in Washington, D.C. Without better street
design, he argues, the capital's streetcars could end up mired in
traffic:
December 9, 2009