Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Mike Eng

Vroom! It’s Time to Talk Speed Limit Increases at City Council

By Damien Newton | Feb 23, 2010 | 12 Comments

Photo: Magic Man/Flickr When we last checked in with the City Council Transportation Committee, they decided to table a motion to increase the speed limit on Chandler Boulevard, where the limit would increase from 35 MPH to 45 MPH along the Orange Line, and Riverside Drive which would change the limit from 35 MPH to […]

Times Covers Coming Metro Cuts, Avoids Mentioning Pols By Name

By Damien Newton | Jan 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

Photo:Biofriendly/Flickr Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Times took a look at the coming budget crisis at Metro. The article just scratches the surface of the issue, correctly noting that there are a lot of reasons for the quarter of a billion dollar operating deficit including the state’s budget grabs, lower than projected sales tax […]

State Legislative Committees Hold Trio of Hearings Downtown

By Dana Gabbard | Nov 30, 2009 | No Comments

Today the Assembly Select Committee on Rail will discuss transit safety downtown. Wonder how much of the hearing will be on Metrolink? Photo: Gary Se7en/Flickr So, we are finally past that near relentless series of community meetings for corridors, bullet trains, etc. of the past few months. But don’t think you can catch your breathe! […]

Is It Time for California to Adopt the “3-Feet-Law?”

By Damien Newton | Aug 6, 2009 | 6 Comments

Image: 3FeetPlease.com More and more states are adopting laws that protect cyclists from passing cars by requiring that cyclists receive a three foot buffer on their left before any vehicle can pass them. According to a recent USA Today article, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have adopted the three-foot-law and it has already […]

Caltrans Working Hard to Speed Up Local Streets

By Damien Newton | Jun 30, 2009 | 16 Comments

Zelzah Avenue had it’s speed limits raised last month, despite an intense lobbying effort by the Neighborhood Council and cyclists. Photo: Daily News Tomorrow, new rules governing how municipalities evaluate speed limits on local roads will go into effect. Unfortunately, these rules allow municipalities even less room than before to resist speed limit changes. The […]

Caltrans on the 710 Tunnel Project: Trust Us, We Know What We’re Doing

By Damien Newton | Jun 2, 2009 | 17 Comments

Photo: Big Mike Lakers/Flickr Last week, community forums were held in Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge on the proposed project that would construct a tunnel connecting the I-710 and I-210 freeways in Pasadena. The Glendale News Press reported, in two separate stories, that opposition to the project is as strong as ever and that Caltrans […]

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