Month: August 2012

Senate Gives Green Light to Measure J Transit Tax Extension, Gov.’s Pen Next? (The Source) Academics Question UCLA Report Questioning High Speed Rail (The Day) An Open Letter to the Expo Construction Authority (Biking In L.A.) Bike Nation May Come to Long Beach (Press-Telegram) Meanwhile LB Bike Programs Leading to Business Boom (CoCo Times) OC … Continued

LADOT Bikeways is celebrating the addition of 5,000 official bicycle parking spaces to their online bikeways map. While this is hardly earth-shattering news, it is a nice step for the agency as it moves towards creating a bicycle friendly city. In the real world, it's nice to be able to plan a trip and know how much bicycle parking is at or near your destination.

Last week, Metro finished its most recent public meetings outlining twelve proposals to fill the so-called 4.5 mile "gap" on the I-710 between Alhambra and Pasadena at the I-210. The public response to the twelve alternatives presented was near-uniformly negative. Anger was particularly high at new proposals to connect the I-710 to the I-210 including, a tunnel connecting the 10 Freeway to the 134 Freeway, a surface route that would widen Avenue 64 and a highway route along Huntington Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue and Pasadena Avenue.

Did we miss something? Is there something we need to put on the calendar for next week? Let us know, damien at streetsblog dot org.

Heads up, advocates. Last week the White House released more than $470 million in unspent transportation earmarks, turning it over to state DOTs to use at their discretion. Now states have to decide by October 1 what projects will receive funding, according to a press release from the White House.

Despite Concerns, Times Backs New Parking Rules Our Friends at the Flying Pigeon Bike Shop Are Profiled in the Times Alpern: Yes on Measure J for More Parking, Death to the 710 Big Dig (City Watch) Meanwhile, Metro Tries to Calm the Storm Brewing Over the 710 Big Dig Outreach Meetings (The Source) More on … Continued

Ever feel like all the awesome activities at CicLAvia could move just a little bit slower? We do too! Join us as we plan an LA Walks event for the next CicLAvia and help be a part of group effort celebrating walking and generally moving at a gentle pace—with a strong dose of fun and silliness, of course! We anticipate having several more planning meetings in September. Join us at any time and help out. All are welcome. All details here.

See the agenda, here.

Ridership on the Expo Line continues to be "on a roll," touts Zev Yaroslavsky in his blog.