Month: April 2011
Streetsblog LA
Building a Better, Bike-able Los Angeles with Alexis Lantz
As part of Sustainable Saturdays, LACBC's Planning & Policy Director Alexis Lantz will provide an overview of the new City of LA Bike Plan and what it means for Silver Lake. Learn more about bicycle infrastructure and how what's good for biking is good for the environment and our local economy. More info + Facebook event.
April 30, 2011
Planning Commission: Bike Parking Ordinance
Now that all your public comments have been submitted, the Bike Parking Ordinance is scheduled to be presented before the Planning Commission next week.
April 30, 2011
Culver City Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts
As part of the Culver City Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiative, Culver City, the Culver City Bicycle Coalition, and LACBC will be conducting bicycle and pedestrian counts this May. The last time counts were done was in 2009, so we need to get out there and document the changes. Come join us and help Culver City become more … Continued
April 30, 2011
Volunteer Training for the Culver City Bicycle and Pedestrian Count
As part of the Culver City Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiative, Culver City, the Culver City Bicycle Coalition, and LACBC will be conducting bicycle and pedestrian counts this May. The last time counts were done was in 2009, so we need to get out there and document the changes. Come join us and help Culver City become more … Continued
April 30, 2011
A Growing Living Streets Community Emerges in Redding, California
Redding, California, with a population of 90,000, is probably best known for its sunshine, breathtaking landscapes and conservative politics. Located 200 miles north of Sacramento in Shasta County, the lush region surrounded by the Trinity and Cascade mountains offers an abundance of recreation, including a growing number of paved multi-use trails that draw large crowds of bicyclists and pedestrians.
April 29, 2011
President Obama Expected to Release Proposed Transportation Bill
The news agency BNA is reporting that the president appears likely to release his proposed draft of a transportation bill soon. The administration is circulating a partial draft of its proposed bill [PDF], signaling that a release could be imminent.
April 29, 2011
Digging a Hole: What’s Behind America’s Aversion to Fixing It First?
America’s bridges are deficient and its roads are potholed. The gas tax hasn’t been raised in over a decade, leaving revenues insufficient to maintain the infrastructure we have.
April 29, 2011
5 Editorial Thoughts on Beverly Hills, Car Commercials and Other Things…
This weekend, I'm at a training program for the Annenberg Fellowship I discussed last week. As a result, I didn't have the time to put up any new material for today, but here are some ideas that I wanted to share that for some reason or another haven't been turned in to full stories. If this feature proves popular, maybe we'll make it a regular feature.
April 29, 2011
Highlights from the Metro Board: Crenshaw Grade Separation, Bikes on Trains, Bus Cuts
The April 2011 Metro Board Meeting has come and gone. At the start of the meeting, John Walsh commented that nobody was going to cover the issue of service cuts fairly in the room except for La Opinion. I guess he noticed I was listening on the phone.
April 28, 2011