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Normally, I wouldn't add a Flickr page to our blogroll on the right; but given that the LADOT press office is operating on a shoestring budget a flickr page from the LADOT General Manager could be a useful tool to get information out to the public.
September 1, 2009
Senator Dukakis? What Kennedy’s Loss Could Mean for Transport Policy
As the nation mourns the loss of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), a discussion
has begun over how to fill his outsized shoes, both in Massachusetts'
Senate seat and atop the Senate health committee -- two vacancies that
could have notable consequences for transportation policy-making.
August 31, 2009
Streetscast: Alfredo Hernandez, East Hollywood and Park(ing) Day
Alfredo Hernandez is one of those Angelenos who makes
this city a better place to live but manages to fly under the radar of most
people’s consciousness. Professionally,
Hernandez works with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, a non-profit that
works with low and middle income communities to bring open space projects to
the community.
August 21, 2009
Crunching June Stimulus Numbers: Roads Create Pricier Jobs Than Transit
Transportation spending under the economic stimulus law created
close to 15,000 jobs in June, or three times as many as were created in
May, according to estimates released today by the U.S. DOT.
August 19, 2009
Obama Administration Touts Nation’s First All-Electronic Toll Road in N.C.
The U.S. DOT dispatched Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez to North Carolina yesterday to kick off construction of the $1 billion Triangle Expressway, the state’s first toll road and the nation’s first to use per-mile electronic tolling. The scene at yesterday’s N.C. toll road groundbreaking. (Photo: WRAL) The highway was financed by a package of … Continued
August 13, 2009
Transport Construction Industry Mobilizes for Oberstar’s Bill
Acrimonious opposition to health care reform has become
the biggest political story of an otherwise sleepy August, but that
doesn't mean grassroots lobbying on the House's six-year transportation
bill has evaporated.
August 12, 2009
Breaking News: Rosendahl, Koretz to Assume Transportation Committee Leadership
Tucked away in his story on the removal of the Reseda Boulevard Bike Lane Ted Rogers broke the news on the new leadership of the City Council Transportation Committee. As of September 1st, Bill Rosendahl will take over the Chairmanship and new Councilman Paul Koretz will serve as Vice Chair. After reading Rogers' article, I confirmed the future appointment with Rosendahl's office.
August 11, 2009
Is It Time for California to Adopt the “3-Feet-Law?”
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 passed one legislative body in New Jersey.
August 6, 2009
Want to Add 30,000 Cars to the I-210? Then Dig the 710 Tunnel
A traffic analysis published by the City of Glendale projects that the "completion" of the I-710 by building a tunnel under South Pasadena would cause an increase of 30,000 vehicles daily on the I-210 north of SR-134. The report was included as part of a packet to Glendale City Council Members with a resolution affirming the town's traditional opposition to the project. In one of the non-surprises of the year, the Council, which includes Metro Board Chair Ara Najarian, voted to oppose the project.
July 31, 2009
Poll: Californians Don’t Like Gas Prices, Want Better Transit
A new survey released yesterday by the Public Policy Institute of
California has been getting a lot of play in the press because of the
strong support Californians are showing for Greenhouse Gas reduction
programs, even in the midst of the current recession and budget crisis.
July 30, 2009