Dana Gabbard
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The Week in Livable Streets Events: Explore Metrolink with So.CA.TA.
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The day after Thanksgiving is a unique day. It is not a holiday but many people get it off. Yet regular weekday transit service generally operates. It presents a rare chance to explore transit in far flung areas and ride services that only operate Monday to Friday without having to take a day off from work. […]
Gold Line Eastside Extension Set to Open 11/15. But Is Metro Ready to Party?
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The start date is now November 15. Metro’s planning a party. Photo: Randall Fleming Metro has finally announced the opening day of the Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, which is Sunday August 15th The announcement states "Free rides on the entire Metro Gold Line from Pasadena to East Los Angeles will be […]
Get an HSR Routing Primer Before Scoping Hearings Begin Tomorrow
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Image: California High Speed Rail Authority Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the plethora of meetings on various projects such as the Crenshaw, Expo Phase II, Wilshire BRT, Harbor Subdivision, Gold Line eastside Phase II, Westside Subway Extension, Regional Connector now occurring or upcoming? Too bad! Public scoping meetings are being held this month by the California High–Speed Rail […]
The View from a Folding Chair
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So.CA.TA in Fullerton in 2005 Photo: Trainweb.com It is important from time to time as an advocate to expose yourself to the broader universe of perceptions and experience beyond the universe of fellow advocates, agency staff, officials, etc. populating the policy sphere. We all have a stake in transportation issues and it is educational to […]
Streetsblog Responds to City Watch Columnists Attack on Bus-Only Lanes
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Photo: LA Wad/Flickr (editor’s note: A couple of weeks ago Joe Linton wrote an update on Los Angeles’ support for the Wilshire Bus-Only Lane. A City Watch Columnist, Harold Katz, responded with an article attacking the project.) I’d like to begin by stating I have nothing but admiration for activist Harold Katz’s nearly 40 years […]
Review of Mobility 21 Conference
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(Editor’s note: One of the drawbacks of the timing of things is I have been unable to add anything to the coverage of the Mobility 21 conference that occurred earlier this week. Leaders from the freight industry, ports, car-lobby and government leaders held a summit on Monday to get together and talk about what they […]
Dana Gabbard: Why My Community Is the Best for Transit
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The Tut Bus in front of the LACMA. Photo: The Metro Library (Editor’s Note: This is the first in what will hopefully be a series of residents defending their community as the best for car-free living in Los Angeles. Make your submissions to damien@streetsblog.org. For more information on the series, visit yesterday’s story.) I am […]