Day: September 15, 2011
Streetsblog LA
L.A. Wins Honorable Mention in League of American Cyclists Bike Friendly Communities Awards
It seems like every time the City of Los Angeles and bicycles are mentioned in the same sentence, some controversy is involved. Yesterday, the League of American Bicyclists released its list of "Bicycle Friendly Communities" and the City of Angeles received an Honorable Mention for the second time in four years. The League's Award has proven somewhat controversial with some seeing it as a sign that things are getting better, while others are wondering what in the world the League was thinking.
September 15, 2011
Sen. Boxer Spoiling For a “Fight” Over Transportation Enhancements
Sen. Barbara Boxer, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and lead champion for the transportation bill, just spoke on the Senate floor. I didn't catch all of it, but I tuned in when she was upbraiding her Republican colleagues (read: Sen. Tom Coburn) for holding up the transportation bill.
September 15, 2011
Expo Phase I Moves Forward, Phase II Back to Court (Updated, 11:30))
(Update: Bart Reed of the Transit Coalition reports from the Metro Board Committee hearings that "pre-revenue testing" has not started yet, but other tests continue. Metro staff also confirmed the long-standing rumor that the Expo Line Phase I will open in early 2012.)
The past 24 hours brought mixed news for backers of the Expo Line. On the Transit Coalition message boards, Gökhan Esirgen reports that "prerevenue operations" for Phase I of the Expo Line has begun Testing for Phase I of the Expo Line continues. But while Phase I moves forward, Phase II remains mired in legal challenges, despite this week's ground breaking.
September 15, 2011
Help Us Make the First Spanish Language Streetfilm on CicLAvia III
Help us reach our goal of $1,000 for the first ever Spanish Language Streetfilm on CicLAvia III at Kickstarter.
September 15, 2011
Looking to Root Out Transportation Waste? Try Highways to Nowhere
For those who value the freedom to occasionally venture outside their own property on foot and maybe even do a little back-and-forth on their bike, this week Senator Tom Coburn is public enemy number one.
September 15, 2011
T4America to Sen. Coburn: Cutting Bike/Ped Won’t Fix Oklahoma’s Problems
Although SAFETEA-LU doesn't expire for another two weeks, the FAA reauthorization expires in two days, and Reid said that if Coburn doesn't change course, "we cannot get to this bill prior to Friday when the FAA expires.”
September 15, 2011