Month: March 2010
Streetsblog LA
LACBC Bike Counts: Strong Relationship Between Infrastructure and Riders on the Road
Oftentimes, cyclists find themselves arguing with non-cyclists about many different facets of life riding the streets of Los Angeles. Cyclists ride the wrong way, spending money on bike lanes are a waste of money, cycling is just something people do to be trendy or exercise; these false arguments get repeated so often that non-cyclists, even ones sympathetic to the cause of safer streets for cycling, found themselves believing it.
March 16, 2010
Happy Transportation Freedom Day!
One couldn't ask for better weather for a holiday, so allow me a moment to wish all Angelenos reading this a Happy Transportation Freedom Day. This lovely day marks the point in the year where your average Los Angeles family has earned enough money to cover their transportation costs for the entire year. Remember what you were doing on New Year's Eve? That seems like a long time ago, doesn't it.
March 16, 2010
House and Senate Split on Approach to Obama’s Transit Safety Plan
After a year marked by discord between the House and Senate
over the timing of the next federal transportation bill, another split
emerged yesterday over the timetable for taking up the Obama
administration's plan for federal involvement in transit safety oversight.
March 16, 2010
Environmental Group Offers Congress a Map to Cleaner Freight
The federal government can reap significant pollution-reduction
benefits by focusing on a national freight plan that replaces older
diesel equipment with newer, cleaner-burning train cars while building
out regional networks more efficiently, the Environmental Defense Fund
(EDF) said yesterday in a new report [PDF].
March 16, 2010
Help Me Cover the Street Summit, Part II
Yesterday, I asked you for help covering the L.A. Street Summit this weekend. Specifically, i want you to tell me what seminars I should attend. Because there are so many seminars in each session, I'm narrowing the list down to my top five. If there's something you want me to write about, let me know in the comments section or via email.
March 16, 2010
For Cyclists, It’s a Bridge to Nowhere
The Port of Long Beach is green. Very green. And no, we're not talking about the unsightly tint the port used to give the Alamitos Bay. Port administrators are making a concerted effort to make the giant shipping facility as environmentally friendly as it can be.
March 15, 2010
Is 2010 the Year for Federal Bike Aid? The Answer: A Big ‘Maybe’
This week's National Bike Summit culminated in an ambitious new campaign to recruit a million bike advocates and the unveiling
of a new Google Maps bike feature. But in a Wednesday session dedicated
to the outlook for federal bike investments, cycling advocates
hesitated to declare that they could secure new commitments from
Washington.
March 15, 2010
Voices From The National Bike Summit
Last week, hundreds of bike advocates descended on Washington D.C.
for the tenth annual National Bike Summit -- the largest one yet.
Hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, the summit is always a
great opportunity for advocates to share ideas and make the case for
cycling on Capitol Hill. This year attendees encouraged their senators
and representatives to sign on to several key pieces of legislation,
including the Active Community Transportation Act, Safe Routes to
School Act, and the Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act.
March 15, 2010