Day: June 14, 2011
Streetsblog LA
City Council Approves 7.7 Mile Route for Wilshire Bus Only Lanes, Asks Metro to Consider 8.7 Mile Route
Next week, the County Board of Supervisors will meet to vote on the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes proposal to decide the county's official position on the three potential routes. However, the main drama over the proposal ended earlier today when the Los Angeles City Council approved alternative A1 for the proposal, the 7.7 mile route along Wilshire Boulevard excluding Beverly Hills, Condo Canyon and Santa Monica but including Brentwood.
June 14, 2011
By 2015, Nearly One in Five Angelenos Won’t Have Access to Transportation
(Tanya Snyder at Capitol Hill Streetsblog covered the report from a national standpoint, her article is here.)
June 14, 2011
Danish Architect Jan Gehl on Cities for People: The Safe City
Editor's note: Streetsblog is thrilled to launch a three-part series today by renowned Danish architect and livable streets luminary Jan Gehl. The pieces are excerpts are from his book, "Cities for People" published by Island Press. Donate to LA Streetsblog and you'll qualify to win a copy of the book, courtesy of Island Press. Visit the Island Press website to find many more great titles by the nation's leading publisher of books on environmental issues.
June 14, 2011
Ray LaHood Wants to Hear From Streetsblog Readers
Have a question for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood? He's all ears. He has been doing a series of video chats where he responds to questions from the public.
June 14, 2011
Getting Started with Universal Subtitles
(I hope we whetted your appetite yesterday. Here, the Streetfilms team explains the nuts and bolts. - DN)
June 14, 2011
Security Measures for Buses and Trains? They Could Make Us Less Safe
Last week we talked a little bit about how mechanisms supposedly designed for safety, like cul-de-sacs and fire codes, have unintended effects that actually endanger the public.
June 14, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Cyclists Attacked in Silver Lake During Naked Bike Ride (Patch) So Why Does Today’s Council Agenda Call for Passing All three Wilshire BOL Options? (The Source) Epstein on BOL Controversy: A City That Forgets Its Transit Past Is Doomed to Repeat It (HuffPo) Brentwood Patch Writes a Weird Ode to Driving. Bemoans the “Carpocalypse” Coming … Continued
June 14, 2011