Month: December 2011
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OMB: Senate Seeking Too Much Highway Money to Fund Transportation Bill
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) and his Finance Committee have been looking high and low for a $12 billion patch to fund the transportation reauthorization bill that passed the Senate EPW Committee a few weeks ago. According to Politico’s transportation reporters, the top Republican on the Finance Committee, Sen. Orrin Hatch, has already rejected several of Baucus’s ideas.
December 8, 2011
Are Cyclists “Elite Snobs”? It Depends on If They’re in Your Way
"Are Urban Bicyclists Just Elite Snobs?" asked Salon in a recent article. The question could have come from a game of Madlibs. Are [marginalized group of people] just [pejorative adjective] [insulting label]?
December 8, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Featured Headline: Shaun Lumachi, the publisher of the Long Beach Post and a good friend to Streetsblog, was killed in a fatal car crash in Florida where he was attending a conference. We wish Shaun, his family and friends all the best. For more on Shaun’s life and death, click here. Metro Considering Rapidway Project … Continued
December 8, 2011
Privacy Screens? Newest Attempt to Snare Expo Gains Key Ally
For months, the idea of "privacy screens" has been bandied about at meetings of the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors but few took the idea that anyone would place large screens on top of the soundwalls adjacent to the line seriously. However, at last week's meeting of the Expo Board of Directors, Board Member and newly-minted L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson seemed to take the idea very seriously.
December 7, 2011
Was Ridesharing Ignored in the Senate Transportation Bill?
Last week, the Ridesharing Institute sent out its first press release. Based in New Zealand (at least, that’s where the Executive Director is, though the group did recently incorporate in Delaware), the organization doesn’t yet have a website, though it does have a Facebook page and a wiki. As its first foray into U.S. politics, the Institute took on the Senate transportation bill, MAP-21. "Where is ridesharing in the bill?" the institute wondered.
December 7, 2011
The Federal Government Wants to Bribe You to Drive to Work
Did you need another reason to be disappointed in the federal government? Well today's your lucky day!
December 7, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Daily News: Time for a “Do-Over” on HSR Proposition A Critique of “30 Rock” Piece on Janette Sadik-Khan (NYC Streetsblog) LA Weekly Quotes Streetsblog, Accuses LADOT of Wasting Cash on Sloppy Bike Projects West Hollywood Has Bike Fever (Patch via Curbed) CA High-Speed Rail Would Fail in New Vote, Poll Finds (SFGate) Wireless Internet Now … Continued
December 7, 2011
Good News for Bikes in Expo Phase II
LADOT Environmental Documents for Expo Phase II Bikeway
December 6, 2011
LaHood Defends High-Speed Rail Program At House Hearing
It's Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's birthday, and he's spending it testifying before the House Transportation Committee. The hearing is on "Mistakes & Lessons Learned" from the high-speed rail program, but -- no surprise here -- LaHood and House Republicans have differing ideas about what "mistakes" have been made.
December 6, 2011
Join Us on Thursday to Remember the Best of 2011
Don't forget, this Thursday is our first ever End of the Year Party, celebrating the year that was and looking forward to the year that will be. As we announced yesterday, due to a last-minute change, we'll be holding the event at a new location, not the church where we held our re-launch party in 2010.
December 6, 2011