Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Car Culture

Chrysler: Taking Taxpayer Money and Running Away From Cleaner Cars

By Elana Schor | Nov 11, 2009 | 3 Comments

(Chart: Chrysler Restructuring Plan) When Chrysler asked the government for a second round of bailout money in February, it submitted a 177-page restructuring plan that vowed to usher in a new era of fuel-efficient vehicles at the famously gas-chugging automaker. The chart above, taken from that restructuring plan, shows six models of electric and hybrid […]

ABC 7 Poses Backwards Poll Question While KPCC Takes a Second Try at Bike-Car Conflicts

By Damien Newton | Nov 9, 2009 | 7 Comments

Weird wording…what do they have to be afraid of? Losing a mirror when sideswiping a cyclist? As we mentioned last week, there is reason for concern about the way the traditional media is covering the "bike v car" controversy in the wake of the verdict in the trial of Dr. Christopher Thompson. Sometimes there is […]

With Thompson Behind Bars, What’s Next for “Street Justice” in Los Angeles

By Damien Newton | Nov 3, 2009 | 9 Comments

This Los Angeles Times photo of Thompson being cuffed is being widely syndicated. Yesterday, cyclists concerned with the safety on their streets got a boost. For many of us who have been harassed or threatened by uncaring and dangerous motorists, it was a relief to see that the system is capable of convicting one of […]

Officials Celebrate Highway Widening. Tough Questions Remain Unasked.

By Damien Newton | Nov 3, 2009 | 10 Comments

Image: Times Anyone that reads Streetsblog knows that one issue that makes this blog different than your run of the mill news source is that we have opinions on how a transportation system should and shouldn’t be built. Some people charge that this bias taints our writing. Other times, it’s clear that bias helps us […]

How Bus Transit Can Help the Auto Industry

By Elana Schor | Oct 26, 2009 | 3 Comments

A map of the companies involved in the supply chain for U.S. transit buses. (Image: EDF) When Vice President Joe Biden visited Minnesota’s New Flyer bus company to tout the economic stimulus law’s $8.4 billion investment in transit, hopes were high for a boom in cleaner-burning vehicle production — which made for some bad press […]

How Do Angelenos Travel?

By Damien Newton | Oct 26, 2009 | 7 Comments

Mode share by city. Image: Think Progress/Yglessias The passage of Metro’s Long Range Transportation Plan last week has helped heat up a national conversation about Los Angeles, how it grows, how it moves and the future of our Metropolis. Of course, Diane Meyer’s "World Without a Car" exhibit has people locally thinking outside the auto; […]

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