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The Week in Livable Streets Events
By Damien Newton |
Big week. Huge week. Really Monday – Down in Long Beach, an interesting panel discussion concerning how cities use their space, and how they could use their space, to become better places. Should cities consider tearing down freeways to consider park space? Read more details, here. Tuesday – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors […]
Tomorrow’s SO.CA.TA. Meeting: Ask Denny Zane Your 30 in 10 Questions
By Dana Gabbard |
Zane at the Time to Move L.A. Conference in January 2008 There seems real buzz for the 30 in 10 concept, even in policy circles back in D.C. Saturday the architect of Measure R and the mind behind "30 in 10", Move LA Executive Director Denny Zane, will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of Southern California Transit […]
Advocates Make the Case for More Federal Funding for Southern California Transit and Bikeways
By Damien Newton |
Flanked by advocates, Denny Zane of Move L.A. leads this morning’s rally. For more photos, visit LA Streetsblog/Flickr Before the kickoff of the "Transportation Reauthorization Outreach Tour," this morning at the Metro Board Room in Downtown Los Angeles, a diverse collection of advocates made the case that the federal dollars that have recently alluded clean […]
Insurrection at LADOT
By Damien Newton |
“The rank and file has lost confidence in our general manager,” thundered Mike Hunt, an LADOT engineer and “proud” SEIU Union Steward. “He doesn’t listen to us. He ridicules us every chance he gets. He puts the blame on us for doing our job, and implementing the policies he put forth for us.” Hunt was […]
Transit Coalition Monthly Meeting with Denny Zane and Richard Katz
By Damien Newton |
Come and Join Us! Join The Transit Coalition at a unique tell-all evening to learn about the future of LA transit and how we arrived at this point. A hard-fought City of LA election is finally over. Four new directors start on the Metro Board on July 1. The long-lasting Crenshaw Line station controversy has been resolved. […]
All Aboard for National Rail Symposium in Long Beach
By Drew Reed |
As the LA area slowly inches toward having a viable rail network, we occasionally need to be reminded of the tremendous benefits passenger rail can have for our region. And we’ll have a great opportunity to do so next week, when the 2010 Community Transportation EXPO comes to Long Beach. The conference is presented by […]