Month: March 2010
Streetsblog LA
Equity, Pricing, and Surface Transportation Politics
Martin Wachs Distinguished Lecture in Transportation
featuring Harvard Professor of PlanningAlan Altshuler Thurs, April 8th
March 29, 2010
Fantasy Sports: Design Your Own Dream Bike Race for Los Angeles
Recently, Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt told the Times that:
March 26, 2010
Rumor: Metro Rescinds TAP Corner Notch Policy (updated, 1:16 P.M.)
Eleven days ago, Brown Molyneux completely took apart the Metro Policy as it related to "notching" TAP cards when, for whatever reason, they weren't working. The policy was supposed to work like this, Metro bus drivers would notch a corner of a TAP card when the fare boxes on the bus failed to read the card or the box showed the card didn't have sufficient funds. Once a card got four notches, it would be seized and destroyed, forcing the holder to get a new card.
March 26, 2010
Reminder: We’re Two Weeks Away from the First L.A. Streetsblog Fundraiser!
So, we're just two weeks away from the first L.A. Streetsblog fundraiser hosted by the Eco-Village and sponsored by New Belgium Brewing. And we have an exciting new addition to the event. The first ever Los Angeles Streetsfilm that was shot, edited and produced here in Los Angeles will debut at 7:30 P.M. and we'll have a laptop available all night to view it the rest of the night for any stragglers. The film was shot and produced by Ivy London and is sure to be a hot topic of conversation.
March 26, 2010
Transport and the Tea Party: How Conservatives Talk About the Gas Tax
The passage of health care legislation this week, while elating
Democrats, has proven an equally potent motivator for conservatives
advocates of states' rights. Appearing on Sean Hannity's Fox News show
last night, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) was asked about the viability of the
legal challenge to the health bill filed by 14 mostly conservative attorneys general.
March 26, 2010
Time Running Out for BRU to Get Their Fare Hike Hearing, Updated
(editor's note: Everyone knows that a guest editorial, such as this one, does not represent an Official View of any particular group, right? Good. - DN)
March 26, 2010
Boxer Aims to Put TIGER-Type Program in Next Federal Transport Bill
During an otherwise-abbreviated
hearing yesterday, Senate environment committee chairman Barbara
Boxer (D-CA) joined the chorus of praise for the stimulus law's TIGER
program, declaring her intention to add a version of the
competitive infrastructure grants to the next long-term federal
transportation bill.
March 26, 2010