Month: November 2010
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Rahall Responds, Says His Transpo Record Is About More Than Just Highways
Earlier this month, we reported that Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) was in the running for Ranking Member on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in the House. We mentioned our alarm that his ideas about transportation seemed limited and road-centric – specifically, that his website’s issue page on transportation mentioned only highways, water, and broadband. Got us wondering what he thought about bike-ped access and transit.
November 30, 2010
Concerns about Safety? Muggings? LAPD Announces “Zero Tolerance” on Downtown Jaywalkers
The Downtown LAPD is at it again.
November 30, 2010
Earmark Ban Goes Down to Defeat in the Senate
The Senate just voted down the Republican proposal to ban earmarks.
November 30, 2010
The Final Push to Preserve an Important Benefit for Transit Riders
Americans who commute by transit could be in for a tax hike if Congress doesn't act soon.
November 30, 2010
Another Day, Another Revelation That a Gas Tax Hike Is Necessary
Add another vote in favor of increasing the gas tax to pay for infrastructure investment. A few weeks ago, a couple of senators proposed raising it 25 cents. Then the deficit commission came out in favor of a 15-cent hike. And now, three left-leaning think tanks – Demos, the Economic Policy Institute, and The Century Foundation – are calling for a bump in the fuel tax too.
November 29, 2010
Expo Update: FTA Gives Thumbs Up to Farmdale Station
Last week, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed Farmdale Station for the Expo Line, clearing the Expo Construction Authority to begin construction of the station. The Notice of Availability for the FONSI can be found at the end of the article, or you can link to the relevant documents at the Expo Construction Authority's website.
November 29, 2010
Final Voting: Papandreou v Penalosa in “Fantasy LADOT G.M. Ballot”
The results are in from our Streetpoll and Streetsbloggers have narrowed the field for our "Fantasy General Manager Election." Now it's time for the final vote between Tim Papandreou and Gil Penalosa. Penalosa is an international figure famous for his relationship to CicLAvia. Papandreou is more of a "local boy does well" story, even though he's currently stationed in San Francisco. You can read more about Penalosa here, and more about Papandreou here.
November 29, 2010
Interactive Planning and a Q and A Session with Michael LoGrande
(We usually don't re-post stories from other websites. But with a slow week for events coming up, we decided to reprint the story announcing this event on Wednesday at Occidental College written by Streetsblog Contributer Mark Vallianatos in lieu of the "Week in Livable Streets Events" post. If you leave any questions or comments here, Vallianatos and the UEPI team will see them.- DN)
November 29, 2010
Multi-Family Developers: Easy Targets, Unintended Consequences
Many a good concession has been won from developers through a good old-fashioned tussle with the local planning commission: energy efficiency standards, for instance, or even something as basic as sidewalks. Sometimes, however, such requirements may have unintended consequences, especially when they fall only on developers of multi-family housing. Does singling out these convenient targets ultimately undermine the values of density and walkability?
November 29, 2010