Month: November 2010
Streetsblog LA
AEG Wants a Green Stadium for Downtown L.A. – No New Parking Required
The Sporting News provides one of the first real looks at what plans entertainment giant AEG has planned for their proposed NFL Football Stadium that would be located in Downtown Los Angeles. There's some good news for those concerned that the new Stadium would be accompanied with a gigantic sea of parking, as most NFL Stadiums do. According to the Sporting News:
November 16, 2010
What now for the West Hollywood Transit Corridor?
(I noticed an uptick in press discussions about "density and transit" and "density and West Hollywood." To respond to these articles, many of which are predicting doom for anyone foolish enough to try and densify their cities, I asked Dan Wentzel, a transit advocate who resides in West Hollywood, to take take a turn at the Streetsblog helm. His article is below. For more Wentzel, you can pretty much read any transit-related story's comment thread here on Streetsblog. Or check out his personal blog at Ride the Pink Line. - DN)
November 16, 2010
Eyes on the Street: Car Parking Enforcement, Done by LADOT on Bikes
(Beatty is a self professed graphic design/cycling addict based in Burbank, CA. She is the creative workhorse behind Bandwagon Graphiks, designing anything for print and web with a vengeance. Cycling is her drug of choice and is known by her clients as the designer on a bike. Long difficult commutes and centuries are her passion)
November 16, 2010
Shocker: Returning $3B to Feds Won’t Cure Ailing NJ Transpo Budget
Governor Chris Christie put the kibosh on the ARC tunnel to Manhattan in the name of fiscal responsibility, but one month later, there's still only bad transpo budget news coming out of New Jersey.
November 16, 2010
Today’s Headlines
MTA Considering Toll Lanes on Higways, Times Reads Streetsblog (LAT)
November 16, 2010
Some Like It HOT: Metro Studying More Roads for Congestion Pricing
Drivers willing to pay an extra fee for a congestion free commute could get some good news in the coming months.
November 15, 2010
Auto Industry Celebrates a Republican House It Helped Put In Power
You might still be recuperating from your post-election hangover, but automotive executives are celebrating victory after victory. Auto industry lobbyists are predicting a good couple of years, according to a report by Automotive News.
November 15, 2010
Councilman Smith on Wilbur Road Diet: Bike Lanes Safe, Road Diet Under Scrutiny
The surprise appearance of a Road Diet and new bike lanes on Wilbur Ave earlier this year caused quite a stir. In addition to the roar from local drivers, the LADOT's outreach process has come under such fire from the local Councilman, that he proposed new laws that would require the neighborhood approval before any transportation project was completed on a local street.
November 15, 2010
The Week in Livable Streets Events
Metro has a big week of meetings planned for all of us. Everything from Wilshire BRT, to Crenshaw Corridor, to Board Committee meetings. And sprinkled in the middle? Cargo bikes.
November 15, 2010
Retrofitting the Suburban Strip
Many an urban thinker has pondered how to retrofit the suburbs for an age of energy scarcity. With so much car-oriented development already built, the question often arises: Is sprawl fixable?
November 15, 2010