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Slow to Clean Up its Own Mess, Exide Demands Boyle Heights Residents Hurry Up and Submit Personal Injury Claims by Oct. 31st
In mid-September, they won court approval to pay out $16 million in bonuses to ensure that they would be able to carry out their restructuring plan. The settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency also required that they continue to comply with any cleanup work consent decrees, cleanup work orders, and contamination discovery and cleanup during their restructuring process.
October 17, 2013
The New Wave of Bike-Friendly Suburbs
Central cities don't have a monopoly on making cycling a safe and convenient choice for residents. In the latest round of the League of American Bicyclists' bicycle-friendly communities program, several suburbs made a strong showing.
October 15, 2013
Hit-and-Run Victims and Surviving Family Members Face Drunk Driver at Her Arraignment
This past Wednesday, friends and family of Andy Garcia, killed in a brutal hit-and-run last month, came face to face with the woman that had upended their lives.
October 11, 2013
Man Dies Along the Blue Line; Safety Improvements Are Planned for Next Year
On Friday, September 27th, shortly after 6 p.m., 37 year-old Zenon Vazquez opened the gate and stepped in front of the Blue Line train at Vernon.
October 9, 2013
And the Kiddies + Cities Photography Winners Are…
Many thanks to the 90 readers who sent photos of city life and car-free transportation with children, and also to the 639 of you who voted. We are happy to announce the two winners of a free Breezer bike.
October 8, 2013
Pittsburgh’s Controversial Plan to Make Downtown “Bus Free”
Transit riders in the city of Pittsburgh were alarmed last week when the Post-Gazette reported a plan to make the city's downtown "bus free."
October 7, 2013
Located Next to the Train, Survey Monkey HQ Minimizes Car Commuting
While Apple gets ready to break ground on its suburban spaceship campus, Palo Alto-based Survey Monkey is showing there's a better way to locate. Adina Levin at Network blog Peninsula Transportation Alternatives says that less than a third of Survey Monkey employees drive to work -- thanks, quite simply, to a transit-friendly site:
October 4, 2013
Weekend Events Prove South L.A. Can Be an Amazing Destination, While Also Highlighting the Challenges that Remain to be Overcome
As I walked toward the new garden beds at the West Athens Victory Garden, I felt a little tap on my shoulder.
October 2, 2013
Why Don’t Mortgage Lenders Account for Transportation Costs?
Every house or apartment comes with an embedded cost: transportation. Depending on the location and local infrastructure, those costs can be very small or very large.
September 26, 2013