Month: November 2011
Streetsblog LA
Reminder: Applications for our South L.A./Boyle Heights Writer/Mangers Due Tomorrow
Just a reminder that the deadline for our new "South L.A." and "Boyle Heights" bureau managers. The part time positions will be responsible for writing or otherwise securing twelve stories per month, help schedule a couple of events and help grow the bureaus.
November 4, 2011
The Role Neighborhood Markets Can Play in Making Public Transportation Convenient: Lessons from London
David Murphy is President of Angelenos Against Gridlock (http://www.endinggridlock.org), which is working to support a fully built out rail transit system and safer bike infrastructure, and striving to help make transit and biking cool. Clickhere (http://www.endinggridlock.org/press) to read other recent columns by David, who also blogs athttp://endinggridlock.org and tweets at @EndingGridlock.
November 4, 2011
Ad Nauseam Double Feature: Why Is the Auto Industry Now Advertising Bikes?
A couple of car-related ads in heavy NFL rotation caught my attention mostly for their emphasis, intended or not, on car-free transportation.
November 4, 2011
Two Infrastructure Jobs Bills Die in Senate
Two competing versions of a transportation-related job creation bill went down yesterday in the Senate. The first, the Rebuild America Jobs Act (S.1769), was a Democratic proposal, modeled on President Obama's job creation bill, to invest $50 billion for infrastructure and another $10 billion as seed money to create a new national infrastructure bank.
November 4, 2011
Report: “Cash for Clunkers” Was a Lemon
Here's the thing about subsidies: They encourage people to do more of something than they would have under normal circumstances.
November 4, 2011
Spinning a Civil Rights Complaint
Late last week, most likely in response to a report by the Bus Riders Union and their community allies, a letter from Metro CEO Art Leahy dismissing the Civil Rights complaints of the BRU appeared on The Source. The letter basically announced that the Title VI complaints against the agency announced last Spring were dismissed, leading to much cheering from Metro supporters.
November 3, 2011
Self-Reliance Grows in the Utrecht Traffic Garden
In the Dutch city of Utrecht, kids start learning about traffic safety long before they prepare for a driver's license. And not just "look both ways before you cross the street."
November 3, 2011
“Buy Here Pay Here” Series Conclusion: We Need to Subsidize Cars for the Poor
The Los Angeles Times wraps its three part series on the "Buy Here Pay Here" used car dealers -- those that often times con low income people into high interest loans for low quality cars -- with a plea for policy to make cars cheaper.
November 3, 2011
Ad Nauseum: Buy Here Pay Here
One of the many reasons that America has such a deep and lasting addiction to its car culture is the advertising dollars that paint such an attractive picture of car ownership. The ads are everywhere and appear in many different forms. But, you know this.
November 3, 2011