Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Car Culture

Transit Ridership Setting Records Nationwide…So Why the Transit Cuts?

By Damien Newton | Jun 3, 2008 | 3 Comments

In case you hadn’t heard, gas prices are rising. Everywhere you look, you see the signs that the higher costs are causing people to actually change their behavior. In just the past 48 hours we’ve seen stories in LAist, the Los Angeles Times, the Daily News, the Press Telegram, the San Francisco Chronicle, and USA […]

Hail-A-Cab Coming to Downtown and Hollywood?

By Damien Newton | May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

Once the Council Approves, Visitors to Hollywood Could Hail Taxis Yesterday the City Council’s Transportation Committee moved a proposal from the Board of Taxi Commissioners that would allow taxi’s to cruise for passengers in LA’s Downtown and Hollywood. The proposal, called the Hail-a-Taxi Pilot Program, needs to be approved by the entire Council before becoming […]

As Auto VMT Drops, Push to Build Highways Remains Strong

By Damien Newton | May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

CALTRANS Needs to Figure Out if 101-405 Project Still Makes Sense Fewer people are driving these days. With gas prices continuing to rise with no end in site, fewer people are choosing to drive fewer miles on our roads and highways. That less people are taking to the roads has had no impact on Southern […]

Alabama Students Walk to School to Protest Gas Prices

By Ben Fried | May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

On their way to class, Brooks High students brave the shoulder along route 72. Perhaps taking a page from their peers in New Jersey, students at Brooks High in Florence, Alabama are ditching their cars in favor of walking to school. The Times Daily of northwest Alabama reports: Students began wondering how much they could […]

Tomorrow’s Big Metro Board Agenda Item: Expanding Congestion Pricing

By Damien Newton | May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

An Exit for Los Angeles off I-210 Headlining tomorrow’s meeting of the Metro Board is a motion by County Supervisor Michael Antonovich requiring staff to examine other highways where Metro could implement congestion pricing. Antonovich wants the study completed by June’s Metro Board Meeting. To see the the rest of tomorrow’s agenda, click here. Antonovich’s […]

Chrysler: Let’s Ruin America!

By Aaron Naparstek | May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

Looks like Chrysler has figured out a novel way to move their 2008 model gas guzzlers off the lot. Sign up for their new "Let’s Refuel America!" credit card and they’ll lock in the price of gas at $2.99/gallon for three years. That’s right, it’s a 36-month guarantee that you don’t have to think about […]

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