Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Trains

Ethan Elkind’s Railtown – How Planning, Engineering and Mostly Politics Shape L.A. Rail

By Melanie Curry | Mar 13, 2014 | 14 Comments

The UC Berkeley Faculty Club meeting room was packed on Tuesday evening with people who came to hear Ethan Elkind talk about his book, Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City. Elkind, who holds a joint appointment as Climate Policy Associate at the UCLA and UC Berkeley […]

Have You Ever Been Harassed on the Bus?

By Dana Gabbard | Apr 4, 2013 | No Comments

(Note: When Streetsblog first launched, we were taken to task by the writing team at The Bus Bench for reporting about the dangers of cycling and harassment from drivers, but never the risks taken by transit riders, especially those riding after hours. We’ve gotten better on this issue, Sahra Sulaiman’s piece on THAT GUY and […]

Railvolution Kicks Off in L.A. with Calls for More Transit, Livable Communities

By Damien Newton | Oct 15, 2012 | 3 Comments

Just over a month ago, planners, advocates and political leaders from around the country descended on Long Beach for the annual “Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference” to plan the next steps in the Livable Streets movement. This week, Los Angeles takes its turn on center stage as host of Railvolution, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was there […]

First Look at Farmer’s Field Traffic EIR: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

By Damien Newton | Apr 5, 2012 | 13 Comments

Earlier today, AEG announced the completion of the first draft of environmental documents for Farmers Field, the proposed football stadium for Downtown Los Angeles. The document, available on City Planning’s website, is a mammoth 10,000 pages and the ceremonial handing over of the documents to the city at today’s event involved 13 overflowing three ring […]

Feuer Kicks Off Legislative Season with “Measure R Plus” and Fast Track for Rail Challenges

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2012 | 6 Comments

Yesterday was the first day that state legislators could introduce new legislation and Assemblyman Mike Feuer wasted no time introducing a pair of bills designed to speed up Los Angeles’ rail expansion plans. In 2008, Feuer introduced and tirelessly lobbied for legislation that allowed the Measure R transit tax to be placed on the ballot. […]

Bev. Hills Courier’s Big Scoop: Metro Does Mailings

By Damien Newton | Nov 18, 2011 | 6 Comments

Century City Mailer for Web The Beverly Hills newspaper of record, the esteemed Beverly Hills Courier, has been doing its best to rile the residents of the 90210 against the Westside Subway route that would take the Subway under Beverly Hills High School The paper all but declared the Mayor a traitor to the city […]

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