Month: December 2011
Streetsblog LA
Bringing Poetry to Transit TV
When one thinks of TransitTV, those ubiquitous television boxes on Metro buses, there's many things that jump to mind. Poetry is probably not one of them. However, thanks to a new project by Freewaves' Out the Window series, a little bit of poetry is coming to a bus near you.
December 1, 2011
House GOP Slows Down Its Rush to Introduce Oil-and-Infrastructure Bill
Just this morning, Politico was reporting that the House would introduce the legislative text of its transportation proposal on Monday, but just a few short hours ago, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica gave a speech at the University of Virginia in which he said there would be no movement on the bill until next year. He also sent some encouraging signals that his committee won't draft a bill that's all about highways.
December 1, 2011
Today’s Headlines
New LADOT Commuter Express Buses, Equipped with Triple Bike Racks, Hit the Streets (LAT, LADOT Bike Blog) County Planners See Supes Direction on Bike Plan as Opportunity (ZevWeb) Winds Left Trees in Streets, Some Signals Out (LAT) California’s High Speed Rail Boost Comes Because Florida Dropped Out of the Rail Race (Sunshine State) California Lawmakers Say … Continued
December 1, 2011