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Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner Adopts Wildly Anti-Bicycle Policy
By Damien Newton |
Starting on June 1, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service connecting San Luis Obispo to San Diego by way of Los Angeles is adopting a new policy that will make life harder for anyone planning on biking to or from the train. The policy is so onerous for bicycle commuters, one has to assume it’s intentional. […]
A Bitter Ode to Union Station
By Dan Koeppel |
Koeppel’s photo essay on Union Station at Flickr is almost as good as this story. I love this place. It is among the most beautiful train stations in the world, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. And I feel bad for Union Station, too: for years – and this may be part […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
By Damien Newton |
I hope everyone is recovered enough from Finish the Ride to get ready for a packed calendar week…if not you get today off. Tomorrow is going to start a long week. Ready, set… Tuesday – The Events Week opens with a workshop by the LACBC focused on how to recruit and empower members. The LACBC […]
A Streets-Level Review of the Gold Line Eastside Extension
By Damien Newton |
Overall, we had a favorable impression of the future Gold Line and see how it will be a boon for the communities through which it passes. However, there were some safety concerns we had, especially at the Little Tokyo and Indiana Stations.
The Los Angeles Times and its Disgraceful Reporting on High Speed Rail
By Roger Rudick |
On the morning of March 24, I was in the café car on the Eurostar high-speed train, on my way from Paris to London. I glanced out the window as we zoomed at nearly 200 mph past a stopped train, a concrete platform and some parked cars. I asked the barista if that was Haute-Picardie […]
Photo Essay: Expo Phase 2 Construction 90+Percent Done, Open Early 2016
By Joe Linton |
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin, and others hosted a press event this morning to showcase progress on the Metro Expo Line Phase 2. The event took place at the under-construction Palms Station, and featured a test train pulling into the station under its own electrical catenary […]