Day: March 1, 2011

Freight transportation, which accounts for nearly a quarter of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, doesn’t get as much attention as passenger transportation because most people don’t feel it affects them as much. But more than 15 million trucks deliver 70 percent of the goods this country consumes – and the GAO says that’s a mistake.

Valley Village resident Barbara Black had an idea on how to repaint her fence, give back to her community, and give some school students a project to work on.  Black, working with the principal at North Hollywood High School, found 10 high school students interested in creating a "graffiti art" mural on her 90 foot fence.  When the work was nearly complete, she received a notice from the city that her mural was violating a city ordinance on advertising, ordered to pay a $336 fine and ordered to white wash the fence.

A few weeks ago, I put together a little cheat sheet listing the last three transportation reauthorization bills, their dates of passage, and the dollar amounts. It helped me save some time I would have spent Googling.

At 10:00 A.M. today, the City Council will meet to, amongst other things, vote on final passage of the Bike Plan.  Gone is the word "Master" as in Bike Master Plan.  Gone is the word "Draft" as in "Draft Bike Plan." We're so close to the finish line that even the Los Angeles Times is calling for a victory lap.

Here's a taste of what members of the Streetsblog Network are talking about today.

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill