Month: November 2010
Streetsblog LA
Oxy: Q and A with New Planning Director
We want you & your best ideas for planning & making Los Angeles a better place.
November 23, 2010
Crenshaw Maintenance Facility Site Open House
Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project Station Area Planning Workshops/Project Update Meetings
November 23, 2010
Santa Monica Bike Action Plan Open House
December 13th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Civic Center Auditorium
November 23, 2010
A Former Traffic Engineer on the Industry’s Perverse Standards
For decades, policymakers have touted enforcement and public awareness as the answer to the staggering cost of road fatalities in the U.S. But despite decades of stricter enforcement and well-intentioned public awareness campaigns, a new report from the National Academy of Sciences says the U.S. is falling behind other industrialized nations in traffic safety.
November 23, 2010
What a Difference Two Years Makes. Warm Reception for Congestion pricing in San Gabriel Valley
Throughout 2008, local politicians and the media seemed to be in a race to see who could say more substance-free attacks on converting HOV Lanes on two Los Angeles freeeways. In particular, politicians of both parties representing the San Gabriel Valley, including Member of Congress, State Senators and County Supervisors on the Metro Board, threw such a fit they managed to get one freeway, the I-210, removed from the proposal.
November 22, 2010
Join Our Friend “Green L.A. Girl” at Pacific Swell’s First Carfree Chat
Just in case any of you have missed it, KPCC launched a new environmental blog last month entitled "Pacific Swell." Our old friend Siel Ju joins Molly Peterson as the head writers for the endeavor, and their coverage area and that of Streetsblog often intersect. And we don't need a marked crosswalk to avoid a collision.
November 22, 2010
Expanding CicLAvia to South L.A.
Do you want to learn more about CicLAvia?
Do you want to help expand CicLAvia into South Los Angeles?
What South L.A. streets do you think would be best for a CicLAvia?
Do you want to volunteer to make it happen?
Come on down December 9th!
November 20, 2010