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No Objections to Rosendahl/Garcetti Mode Count Motion
In 2008, then Metro Board Chair, and current Board Member and Santa Monica City Council Woman Pam O'Connor wrote during one of her online chats that,
June 11, 2010
All Feet on Deck: This Weekend Is the Big Parade
And no, I don't mean the parade for the Lakers.
June 11, 2010
DWP Wants to Finish Silver Lake Jogging Path with Boardwalk
The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council is holding a Town Hall Meeting this Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Silver Lake Recreation Center to discuss the proposed boardwalk that would run parallel to Tesla Boulevard at the northern end of the Silver Lake/Ivanhoe Reservoir. The Boardwalk would both "complete the jogging trail" that was opened in 2008 and, as the LADWP told the Eastsider back in March, would "get pedestrians off the narrow street on Tesla, where there is two-way traffic and heavy pedestrian use."
June 3, 2010
How Portland Sold Its Banks on Walkable Development
Gresham, Oregon used to look like your typical suburb. Lots of lawns and lots of parking. When Portland’s MAX light-rail line expanded to Gresham, developers saw an opportunity to bring something different: walkable development. But a downturn in the local real estate market interceded. One developer trying to build a four-story condo project decided that … Continued
May 27, 2010
Somebody Walks in L.A.: A Brooklynite Writing for GOOD Magazine
For those that have missed it GOOD Magazine is running a series by Ryan Bradley about walking in Los Angeles. Bradley, a Brooklyn resident, basically sets down at LAX and heads out to conquer the city by foot. Once you get past the idea that a progressive online publication can just drop a New Yorker off in L.A. and expect them to write intelligently about our transportation issues, you discover that Bradley has some interesting things to say.
May 21, 2010
Walking into the Future City: Or, Dispatches from a Pedestrian Lovefest
Carter Rubin is a native Angelino and recent
graduate of Pitzer College in Claremont, where he studied Global
Politics. It was then that he came to appreciate the Metrolink and its
Red Line connection. Nowadays, Carter can be seen riding his
hand-me-down Nishiki 10-Speed up and down Pico Boulevard on the
Westside, when he's not ogling Metro planning documents.
May 13, 2010
Councilman Smith Is Right: L.A. Should Fund Modes Based on Usage
In my Tuesday review of Monday's City Council debate on whether or not the city should use it's Measure R Local Return to fund bicycle and pedestrian projects, I mocked a statement by Councilman Greig Smith that because 10% of trips aren't by bike, the City shouldn't fund bicycle projects with 10% of Measure R funds. I argued that because the city doesn't do bike counts, it's not possible to know for sure how many trips are by bike, but since we're talking about bicycling and pedestrian spending together the argument is moot anyways. After all, everyone is a pedestrian.
April 22, 2010
Mayor’s Office Rescues 10% Set-Aside for Bicycling and Pedestrian Projects in Measure R Local Return
As someone who has been pushing hard for a "bicycling and pedestrian set aside" for Measure R funds from before it was called Measure R, I have mixed feelings about yesterday's City Council Joint Hearing with the Transportation and Budget & Finance Committees.
April 20, 2010
Today In City Hall: Sidewalks, Driveways, LADOT and Measure R
By now, you may have received word from the Bicycle Coalition that the City Council's Budget and Finance, Public Works, and Transportation Committees are meeting in a joint meeting today to discuss, amongst other things, how the city will spend it's Measure R Local Return dollars. Yes, the long fought for 10% set-aside for bicycling and pedestrian projects remains in the city's official recommendations, and the bike coalition has already put together a good list of talking points for anyone who's going to head downtown at 1:00 P.M. today.
April 19, 2010