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What Should Be Done with the Crenshaw Corridor
I'm going to be honest with you for a moment. I haven't been paying attention to the Crenshaw Corridor Transit Study in South L.A. Maybe it's that a preferred mode hasn't been selected yet. Maybe it's that more controversial projects have grabbed my attention. Maybe it's that it's mysterious. Regardless all of that is going to change soon.
August 27, 2009
BRU: How About a Stimulus for Bus Riders?
This morning, the Bus Rider's Union, including members from South and East L.A., and civic leaders from Koreatown gathered to ask the MTA to support the
BRU's Clean Air and Economic Justice Plan. Their plan calls for increased funding and expansion of Metro's bus fleet and a rollback fo the 2007 fare hike by using Measure R and federal stimulus dollars over time. They also pointed out that while Metro staff had released a report earlier in the week that called for some short-term improvements, there was also language in the report that called for fare hikes in the next couple of years and long-term cuts in bus service as different rail projects come online.
March 19, 2009
Bike Summit Panel: Safety in the Inner City
(editor's note: I'm told to expect more of these videos from the Bike Summit and as they are finnished, I'll post them here at Streetsblog.)
March 13, 2009
Before Next Week’s CPUC Hearings, a New Player Enters Expo Debate
The Expo Construction Authority must really be feeling the heat these days.
August 28, 2008