Measure M: rail or bus rapid transit on Van Nuys Boulevard
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the Measure M sales tax ballot measure on the Nov. 8 ballot. What [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 29: more spending plan reaction, what transit agencies should say on Twitter
I’ve been AWOLish the past 10 days, so lots of catching up to do… Things to read whilst transiting: I don’t know why the New Yorker continues to give away [continue reading]
Metro’s bold plan to transform transportation
[scribd id=305238542 key=key-rLnjXYzD850jss3wjP3b mode=scroll] A long list of transit projects, road improvements and commuting options could be built over the next five decades under a $120-plus billion spending plan Metro [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 6; the future of the Orange Line, big oil and your carbon footprint
We have a couple key items today about oil and climate change. I’m not very comfortable vilifying Big Oil, mostly because many of us — including yours truly — have [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, January 15
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Today’s rider profile at the Zocalo Public Square website. Metro updating fare vending machines, Sheriff fare check devices and app (Streetsblog LA) A trial run [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, April 7
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Move LA’s Measure R 2 proposal, including their rail fantasy map (Streetsblog L.A.) A look at the activist group’s “strawman proposal” for a half-cent sales tax [continue reading]
Potential future ballot measure discussed at Move LA conference today
I spent the morning at Move LA’s annual conference, held this year at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. The activist group led by Denny Zane, the former Santa Monica mayor, this year focused on Measure R 2, an interesting choice given that the [continue reading]