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Language Is Important
It's been a common theme when Streetsblog covers crashes to note the soft bias of the writing and headlines in more traditional news sources. This bias nearly always deflect guilt away from the people who cause the crashes. It amazes me when I watch coverage of a tragedy where change is demanded, say for example when a fifteen year old died of a drug overdose at a "rave", versus the ho-hum when there is a traffic crash.
July 19, 2010
Dangerous Taxi Driver Causes Bike Crash, Broken Arm for Villaraigosa
Well, that didn't take long.
July 18, 2010
Tomorrow Night: Metro CEO Art Leahy Speaks to the Transit Coalition
Tomorrow night at 7:00 P.M. Metro CEO Art Leahy will speak and take questions at The Transit Coalition's monthly meeting at Philippe the Original in downtown L.A. Love him or hate him, the affable Leahy has been more open about his plans and vision for Metro with the press and advocates than either his contemporaries at other agencies or predecessors. He even sat down for a Streetsblog interview last summer.
June 21, 2010
Mayor Villaraigosa Calls Critical Mass Attack “Disturbing”
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa responded to an open letter from the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition concerning the incident from May's Critical Mass ride where the LAPD was caught on tape kicking at cyclists and attacking a different rider recording the incident. Instead of his press office, Villaraigosa uses the LACBC's blog to make his official statement on the attack, video and the LAPD's follow-up.
June 8, 2010
LADOT’s John Fisher on the Future of the American City
There are few names that draw such heated debate in the bike community than "John Fisher," one of the assistant general manager's at LADOT; but the man viewed by many as the most important figure at LADOT when it comes to department policy. After all, General Manager's come and go, but John Fisher is a fixture.
June 1, 2010
Blumenauer Celebrates Bike to Work Day Despite Delay in PA Ave. Lane
Several of the capital’s most famous cyclists will be on hand tomorrow to help Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus, celebrate the local Bike to Work Day — an event that was originally set to mark the unveiling of the new Pennsylvania Avenue bike lane, which was delayed by city officials … Continued
May 21, 2010
In California’s 36th District, Transportation Emerges as a Major Issue
"I'm on the team!...I'm right here on the Love Train with sisters and brothers in organized labor, the environmental movement and the business community to make this happen right now!" exclaimed incumbent Congresswoman Jane Harman at a rally yesterday for the 30/10 initiative at the Green Line Station near LAX. (Watch her full speech, Streetscasted here.) The 30/10 initiative would use federal loans and grants to leverage the half cent sales tax passed by L.A. County voters for transit projects to complete a thirty year program in 10.
May 18, 2010