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Why Are Metro Station’s “No-Man’s Lands?”
Last Saturday night, transportation activists Stephen and Enci Box arrived at the Hollywood and Western Metro Red Line station and found the station in shambles. A homeless encampment had moved onto the top floor, five of the six escalators were out of order and the "emergency intercom" was broken.
September 15, 2009
City Celebrates Expanded Zip Car Near UCLA and USC
Earlier today Mayor Villaraigosa, city officials, and representatives from Zipcar, UCLA and USC celebrated the arrival of 12 new off-campus parking spaces reserved specifically for car-sharing near the two college campuses. The hope is that if these spaces prove profitable for the car-sharing company than they can partner with the city for more of these types of spaces in places other than on or adjacent to college campuses.
September 14, 2009
McCain’s List of Wasteful Transit Includes Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes and Gold Line Extension
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a self-styled foe of what he labels wasteful government spending, has launched a broadside against transit projects in the U.S. DOT’s 2010 spending bill, which is slated for a vote this week in the upper chamber of Congress. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (Photo: Scrape TV) McCain had proposed more than 20 … Continued
September 14, 2009
Oberstar Stands Firm on Transportation Bill, Gets Industry Backup
In case any doubts
remained about his willingness to challenge the White House and the
Senate on prompt passage of a long-term infrastructure bill, House
transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar's (D-MN) op-ed in the Politico this morning should clear them up:
September 14, 2009
Daily News Highlights How City Blew Opportunity When Raising Meter Costs
In the late fall of 2008 and early in 2009, the City Council and Mayor Villaraigosa decided to fill a hole in the city's budget by raising the cost of parking curbside at city-owned parking meters. The wildly unpopular move is estimated to generate $18 million dollars for the city, but the backlash from constituents has turned several Councilman who voted for the raise into "low-cost-parking" advocates including Tom LaBonge and Dennis Zine.
September 8, 2009
Bike Path Cleanup, New Parking Meter Attendents, and LADOT’s Organization: The Rest of Next Week’s Transportation Committee Agenda
Yesterday we reported on the ongoing debate over the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes, but that's hardly the only item of interest on next Wednesday's City Council Transportation Committee Agenda.
September 4, 2009
LaHood on Transport: ‘We Don’t Want to Pit One Mode … Against Another’
While Vice President Biden was giving a
candid take on cities' difficulties taking advantage of the economic
stimulus, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was giving a recovery
speech of his own in Chicago -- where he sent a message of transport
reform to an audience that might not have expected it.
September 4, 2009
CD 2 Canidate Mary Benson: Yay Bicyclists and Pedestrians!
She may not have filled out our CD 2 Candidate Questionaire, but fresh from his trip to Austrailia Stephen Box brings us this video of Benson rallying to the virtues of biking and walking in L.A. To the cheers of supporters, Benson says:
September 4, 2009
CD 2 Questionnaire: Paul Krekorian
Regular readers of Streetsblog are familiar with Assemblyman Paul Krekorian because of his efforts to change a state law which pressures the LADOT and LAPD to raise speed limits on local roads. While his legislation was stalled in the Assembly Transportation Committee, he has vowed to push forward with his efforts this fall starting with a public meeting on the legislation on September 15 in Burbank.
September 2, 2009