Month: February 2011
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Planning Department Considering Stronger Bike Parking Ordinance
At this week's meeting of the city's Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Planning Department's Rye Baerg outlined some proposed changes to the city's bike parking ordinance for new developments that should go public this Spring.
February 3, 2011
Insurance Institute Study: Red Light Cameras Reduce Traffic Deaths
A new study shows that, despite their supposed reputation as government revenue collectors, red light cameras are saving lives.
February 3, 2011
Streetsblog Voter Guide: Proposition O
Did you know that California is one of the few states, Los Angeles is one of the few cities, where oil is extracted from the ground and there is no extraction tax on each barrel of oil pumped? Proposition O added to the March 8 ballot by the Los Angeles City Council seeks to change that reality and close a small, $4 million, portion of the city's deficit by charging a $1.44 tax on every barrel of oil extracted within city limits.
February 3, 2011
APTA Survey: Transpo Bill Delay May Force Job Losses in U.S. Transit Industry
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (R-FL) both agree that a new surface transportation authorization bill needs to be finished before Congress leaves for the August recess. But that doesn’t mean it’ll happen.
February 3, 2011
Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Green Technology
Editor’s note: This week, we continue our 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” This is installment number four. Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter the contest, fill out this form.
February 3, 2011
The Dividends of Car-Free Parenting
Today's highlights from the Streetsblog Network, roundup-style:
February 3, 2011
Council Votes for More Study for Wilshire Bus Only Project
(Note: I've been trading emails with Ray Klein, who I parody in the second part of this story. He claims my claims that he's misquoting Hu are false and he has a transcript. My claim is based on Hu's argument at the end of the Transportation Committee hearing that he was being taken out of context. We'll get to the bottom of this next week. - DN)
February 2, 2011
LAT: AEG Lobbying for Exemptions from Environmental Lawsuits
While the rest of the local media was busy going ga-ga over the press conference announcing that, if constructed, the Downtown NFL Stadium would be named after Farmers Bank, Patrick McGreevey and Jessica Harrison at the Los Angeles Times revealed that the developer's for the Downtown Stadium are lobbying for the same exemption from state environmental lawsuits that rival developer Ed Roski earned for his proposed Stadium in the City of Industry.
February 2, 2011