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As regular readers of the Capitol Hill blog already know, yesterday marked Elana Schor's last day covering the national transportation policy beat for Streetsblog.

At its May 12, 210 meeting the Board of the San Bernardino Associated Governments (a Council of Gvernments/planning entity) viewed a remarkable power point presentation its staff had prepared. In just 34 pages it gives policymakers a peek at the yawning challenges facing our region. It doesn't offer any solutions but at least gives a fair picture of the magnitude of the problems. Which is a starting point for engaged and informed discussion.

The new year heralded a new blog devoted to “The Obscure, Offbeat and Half-Forgotten Transportation History of Southern California”, Charles Hobbs’s More Than Red Cars. I’ve known Hobbs since 1994, when I first became involved with Southern California Transit Advocates. At the time he was Vice President and also editor of the monthly newsletter The … Continued

In honor of National Bike Month, we asked you to send in pictures of bike infrastructure you love. And we got one message loud and clear: you love your bike infrastructure. A lot. We got hundreds of submissions.  It was terrific to see all the great stuff that’s out there, particularly because so much of … Continued

This certainly isn't what the LADOT installed "Scramble Crosswalks," i.e. "Barnes Dances" i.e. "pedestrian-only diagnol signals" at a handful of intersections.  College students playing in the street?  I admit that when I first got an email urging me to check out the spectacle known as "30 Seconds of Awesome" I was skeptical.  But after talking with the organizer, professor and some of the participants, there was more going on here than just playing in the street.  This was a living and moving demonstration that demands open space and embraces the urban form similar to the more recognized events such as Park(ing) Day or Critical Mass. 

The nation's transportation planning process fails to account for more than $200 billion per year in "hidden health costs" imposed by traffic and air pollution, according to a new report from the American Public Health Association (APHA) that maps the nexus between infrastructure and health care.

Sammy and I are off on the Baby Bike to visit the Helen's Cycles Pit Stop for his first Bike to Work Day experience.  I'll have pictures up in a little bit, but I'm pretty sure that there's one or two more pit stops around L.A. County.  Send me your Bike to Work Day pictures, or leave a link in the comments and I'll post as many of them as I can.

The week starts off slow.  But once Wednesday hits, there's something for everyone.  Pedestrian symposiums, bicycling roundtables, and climate change meetings.  Oh, my!

THE GREEN LA COALITION presents... A workshop on the 'Valero' initiative and other threats to the future of California's Climate Change Policies