Day: June 13, 2011
Streetsblog LA
In Defense of Red Light Cameras
Last week the Los Angeles Police Commission, the citizen panel that oversees the LAPD, unanimously voted to reject the LAPD's recommendation to extend the city's contract with an Arizona based group that provides, maintains, and utilizes "red light cameras" at 32 Los Angeles intersections. The move came as a shock to the LAPD, but has been widely praised, including two editorials in the city's two largest newspapers.
June 13, 2011
Josef Bray-Ali on Why Streetsblog Matters
In LA, when you are walking on a sidewalk that abruptly terminates in a "No Ped Crossing", or are sitting at a bus stop with only a bent and faded sign to its name, or riding a bike while insane "commuters" driving well over the speed limit past you, the school you just dropped your kid off at, and the local park - what are you supposed to do?
June 13, 2011
Fareed Zakaria: Republicans Should Embrace an Infrastructure Bank
Have you seen Fareed Zakaria's editorial in the Washington Post on Friday? It's pretty stunning. He begins with some pretty gloomy analysis of the country's economic trajectory and some bad news about unemployment and growth. And just when it seems like there's no hope and the country's going down the tubes, he suggests one shining beacon of hope: a national infrastructure bank, the "simplest way" to help unemployed workers -- "and the country."
June 13, 2011
En Español, Por Favor? Help Streetsblog Subtitle All Our Los Angeles Streetfilms
Last week, Streetfilms announced the addition of a new crowd sourcing application that allows anyone to subtitle a Streetfilm. Once subtitled, the film will be available on Streetfilms with the subtitles. If you want to see how it works, Chris Abraham wrote a helpful introduction post at Streetfilms.
June 13, 2011
The Week in Livable Streets Events
Another long week of meetings, but look at Friday! Doesn't that look like a fun event?!?
June 13, 2011
Which Comes First: Families Staying in the City, or Better Urban Schools?
For generations now, poor school quality has deterred middle-class parents and young couples from settling down and raising children in American cities.
June 13, 2011