Month: August 2012
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Today’s Headlines
Featured Headline: I'm sorry I missed the Times' Bill Plaschke horrifically bad opinion piece calling for a smaller Dodger Stadium so all the important people who drive there don't have to wait in traffic with peons yesterday. Plaschke is known nationally as an unbelievably bad journalist and writer in sports circles, so I'm sorry I missed my "Fire Joe Morgan" moment. Steve Hymon beat me to it, in a pretty snarky read for The Source. Bravo, Steve.
August 23, 2012
Community Open House: Route 2 Terminus Project
Metro is having a mtg next week on the SR 2 terminus in Echo Park on Glendale Blvd aka death trap alley. would love to see this improved and made safer.
August 22, 2012
Aileen Getty Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Hollywood Central Park
Friends of the Hollywood Central Park (FHCP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a 44-acre street-level park over the Hollywood Freeway in a densely populated and park-poor area of the city, accepted a $1.2 million gift today from the Aileen Getty Foundation. The donation, combined $825,000 from the city fully funds the park's environmental study, a study needed before fundraising can truly begin for design and construction.
August 22, 2012
“Frack Off, Folks!” Says California Legislature in Killing Anti-Fracking Bills
It's been a disheartening summer for those seeking to regulate fracking in California.
August 22, 2012
Finally, the Presidential Race Turns to Transportation
As if the candidates needed one more thing to fight about, the Obama campaign has fired an opening salvo of a new battlefront against Mitt Romney: transportation.
August 22, 2012
Want a Bike Share in Your Backyard? If You Live Downtown, Tell Bike Nation
It's been a big week for Bike Nation. While most media will note their plans to bring 2,500 bikes to the City of Long Beach for another Southern California bike share program, a smaller project is going to get big attention in the Los Angeles bicycle community.
August 22, 2012
Portland’s Parking-Free Apartment Boom
Portland is undergoing a bit of a building boom. According to local planners, about 40 apartment projects have come online in the last year and a half. Here's the best part: More than half of those apartment projects have no parking -- for cars anyway.
August 22, 2012